TOG II

TOG II

TOG II

Britain

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
5.3	5.3	5.3

Class:

PREMIUM

Heavy tank

Purchase:Bundle or Gift

Description

The TOG II is a premium gift rank III British heavy tank with a battle rating of 5.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced during Update "Kings of Battle" as the reward for the "Dreams Come True" 11th Anniversary event.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Hull101 / 76 / 19

Turret127 / 89 / 89

Crew8 people

Visibility119 %

Potential Weak spots Highlighted in Red with GWP modification Installed

Now while the TOG II's armor may seem sufficient, in reality you are going to have to angle to increase your survivability. In terms of weak spots, the TOG II is nearly devoid of any such weak spots, besides the turret cheeks which are 38mm thinner than the middle of the turret face. If you decide to equip the TOG II GWP modification, than you gain a extra two weak spots and a extra vulnerability. This is of course the two sponsons on the sides and the smoke launcher. Despite the sponsons having the same thickness as the side armor, it is big weak spot when angling effectively ruling angling as an option. It is Highly recommended to keep the GWP modification uninstalled for the highest chance of surviving a encounter.

Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	___ mm	___ mm Top ___ mm Bottom	___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Turret	___ - ___ mm Turret front ___ mm Gun mantlet	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Cupola	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm

Notes:

Mobility

Reverse gearbox

Forward and backward movement is possible at the same maximum speed

Speedforward / back

AB15 / 15 km/h

RB and SB15 / 15 km/h

Number of gears5 forward

5 back

Weight72.5 t

Engine power

AB1 145 hp

RB and SB600 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB15.8 hp/t

RB and SB8.3 hp/t

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)		Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse	Stock	AoA	Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	15	15	72.5	5	775	1,145	10.69	14.77
Realistic	15	15			531	600	7.32	7.74

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB1 595

RB1 768

SB2 443

Crew training10 000

Experts250 000

Aces630

Research Aces870 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 100 / 150 / 170 %

2 × 160 / 160 / 160 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Suspension Brake System Filters Transmission Engine	Improved Parts TOG II GWP Improved FPE Crew Replenishment	Horizontal Drive Adjustment of Fire Elevation Mechanism

Armaments

Setup 1:94 mm 28pdr OQF cannon

7.92 mm BESA machine gun

Setup 2:94 mm 28pdr OQF cannon

76 mm OQF 3-inch Howitzer Mk I

7.92 mm BESA machine gun

Main armament

94 mm 28pdr OQF cannon

Ammunition68 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

7.8 → 6.0 s

Vertical guidance-10° / 20°

94 mm 28pdr OQF					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	68	-10°/+20°	±180°	-	26.7	37.0	44.9	49.6	52.8	7.80	6.90	6.36	6.00
Realistic					19.6	23.1	28.1	31.0	33.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
Shot Mk.1	APCBC	204	202	192	180	169	159
Shell Mk.1	HE	13	13	13	13	13	13

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
Shot Mk.1	APCBC	792	14.5	-	-	-	48°	63°	71°
Shell Mk.1	HE	792	12.7	0.4	0.5	920	79°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
68	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Additional armament

76 mm OQF 3-inch Howitzer Mk I

Ammunition45 rounds

Vertical guidance-3° / 3°

Horizontal guidance-4° / 4°

76 mm OQF 3-inch Howitzer Mk I					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	45	±3°	±4°	-	12	17	20	23	24	8.1	7.2	6.6	6.2
Realistic					8.9	11	13	14	15

Ammunition

Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Screen radius (m)	Screen deploy time (s)	Screen hold time (s)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
3-inch Smoke	210	3.18	9	5	20	8

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
45	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Machine guns

7.92 mm BESA machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition4 950 rounds

Belt capacity225 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate600 shots/min

7.92 mm BESA
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	4,950 (225)	600	-	-

Usage in battles

Play style:

In general, you should play this tank like any other land ship: slowly make your way to the front line, destroy everything, and make sure you have backup just in case. Despite having a slow speed, you have a reverse gear box, enabling you to "swiftly" retreat if you must. A important thing to keep in mind is that you should try not to over extend, doing so will likely end your game with you becoming surrounded and unable to retreat. With the side armour as a huge weak spot, all someone has to do is to shoot that the frontal third to the side and your entire crew being blown to smithereens, most of the time. One option available to the player is to enter the battle facing backwards, with the tank's rear towards the enemies with the transmission and engine soaking up damages for the cost of extra module damage and vastly reduced gun depression. This is up to the player's descretion however

Ammunition:

One important thing to keep in mind is that your tank is given two shells: high-explosives and solid shot. It is recommended to bring 26 shells as this will put all your ammunition under your turret crew, this will greatly improve your survivability. However, the sheer size of the ammunition mean that it is still likely the ammunition can be hit and cook-off, destroying the TOG II tank.

Defensive Capabilities: With a fast turret traverse, it will be quite easy to react to incoming threats. Even though your crew are all bunched up, it is surprisingly easy to avoid too many losses due to the sheer size of the tank itself. As a side note, you are defenseless against CAS due to your size and speed so expect to be bombed.

For improved survivability, uninstall the GWP modification. This is because not only it introduces weaknesses as described in the armour section, but the modification also introduces a different ammunition rack arrangement that causes the front to be filled with ammo, which makes them easier to be hit and detonate the tank.

Notable Enemies:

• ISU-122: Big gun and notable armour. It is recommended to try to ambush it or attack when it is distracted or reloading.
• SU-85M: Their gun is able to penetrate you at close and medium range. Try to shoot first.
• Waffentrager: Able to penetrate you anywhere, with devastating post-penetration damage. Try to hit its ammo.
• Tiger I: Big gun, good armour when it's angling. Try to shoot first.
• M4/T26: Can penetrate the TOG II almost anywhere. Shoot the ammo rack.
• M36 GMC: Good gun, shoot at its ammo rack.
• M4A4(SA50): Good gun, but it's a Sherman so you can just shoot centre mass.

Pros and cons

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Pros:

• Good survivability when driving with the rear part forwards.
• The AP shell has quite good penetration for its battle rating.
• The tank has a reverse gear box, giving it the same speed in both directions.
• The turret and track traverse speeds are surprisingly good, especially for the size of the vehicle.
• The side of the vehicle has decent armor values, making armor angling and side scraping a viable tactic to improve the vehicles survivability.
• Has 8 crew members.
• Fast reload for a gun of this calibre

Cons:

• One of the slowest vehicles in the game.
• The TOG II GWP modification also gives the vehicle side sponsons, which create a big weak spot to its side armor, making side scraping an unusable tactic.
• The cannon only has 1 anti armor shell, an AP round, which means you rarely oneshot vehicles.
• The turret armor is not very thick, and isnt angled, which makes it a big weakspot.
• The vehicles is absolutely huge.
• Due to its huge size and low speed, the tank is an easy prey for aircraft.
• Even though the tank is huge, the crew is all very close together in the front under the turret, which means the tank can be knocked out by one well aimed APHE shell.
• Huge engine and transmission, making them easy targets.

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