TOG II*

The in-game icon for the TOG II\*.

The TOG II\*, affectionately known as the Hot TOG to some, is a Tier 6 British Premium Heavy Tank.

## Strategy

### Pros

* Fast-firing Gun with adequate penetration
* Fun to play with/against, good laughs
* Massive health pool

### Cons

* Massive target
* Slow shell velocity of gun makes it hard to snipe
* Flat armor (good for side-scraping)
* Extremely SLOW

The only real reason why you would want to get this tank is for its meme potential. A Hot Tog will light anyone's day up, for its ridiculous length makes it the largest tank in the game. However, if you insist on playing it, two tactics work well.

### Hull-down

The TOG II\*'s hull armor is atrocious for its tier. Going hull-down will hide your TOG's hull armor and make you a smaller target. This is especially effective against 75mm caliber guns, as that of lower tier opponents. However, you are still vulnerable to higher tier enemies and some same tier enemies with higher tier guns (e.g. Nashorn's 8.8cm PaK 43 L/71). Furthermore, the TOG's turret can still be penetrated by premmo spammers. Also, this will only work if there is a ridge line or hill that you can effectively use.

### Reverse Side-Scraping

Reverse side-scraping allows for the TOG to effectively maximize the angle of its hull side. With its extremely flat side, it will be able to bounce most shots while it rains hellfire on its enemies with its 17 pounder gun. With its turret now at the "back" of the tank, and owing to the TOG's massive size, there isn't really a need to reverse as you would in normal side-scraping. However, this will only work if you have adequate cover, like a building. If you are unable to turn your entire TOG around in time, normal side-scraping will work too albeit you needing to reverse your tank to shoot and momentarily exposing your hull.

## Specifications

The following specifications represent those achieved by the tank without enhancements from consumables or equipment.

### Modules

 **Turret Armor** | Front: 140 mmSides: 100 mmRear: 53 mm
 **Max AmmoRack Size** | 144 shells

 **Terrain CrossingCapacity** | Road: 87% Ground: 80%Water: 59%

## History

Thinking that World War II was going to be like the stale World War I that included trenches and No-Man's Land, the British planned a giant tank that could hold infantry and bust through the barbed wires of No-Man's Land to overwhelm the German trenches, much like the French Char 2C tanks. Of course, World War II was never what the British thought it would be, and the TOG never saw mass-production.

A TOG II\* prototype was built, however, and stands in the Bovington Tank Museum today.

## Trivia

> "Hot Tog!" "Toggers"
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- Some players when seeing a TOG

TOG stands for 'The Old Gang', a group of tank designers whose flawed ideas lead to the design of this tank.

The vehicle body of TOG II\* is surprisingly long, which makes it one of the jokes in WOTB. The most common ones are "Royal Navy battleshipTOG II\*" and various jokes about its length, which are often described as "TOOOOOOG II \*".

Even China's agent official also wrote "TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGII \*" in the sales promotion of TOG II\*.

WOT officials also made a "TOG II boat" vehicle in April Fool's Day video and fought on water.

### Easter Eggs

There is a tiny TOG II\* on one of the rocks with a plaque the reads: "To Edurace" on the map Mayan Ruins. Edurace was a famed TOG player from the EU server who passed away from cancer in 2017. Said Easter Egg was created in his honor.