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The TOG heavy tanks - TOG 1 and TOG 2 - were very large, heavy tanks that were designed to cross wide trenches and withstand anti-tank weaponry. They never saw action. At 80 tons, TOG 2 was the heaviest tank produced by Britain during World War II. The TOG heavy tanks were designed by TOG, or "The

At 78 tons, the A39 Heavy Assault Tank Tortoise represented Britain's final attempt to build a heavy tank during World War II. The Tortoise was first designed in 1942, but work on it did not move rapidly until 1944 when Germany's Jagdtiger appeared. Only pilot models of the Tortoise were built, and these were not delivered

The A34 Cruiser Tank Comet was the first British tank to begin to match the overall performance of Germany's PzKpfw V Panther. It was designed to match German firepower, speed and protection, which the Cromwell and the Centaur could not do. The Comet had a similar layout to the Cromwell, and kept many of the Cromwell's components

The A27M Cruiser Tank Mark VIII Cromwell was fitted with a 600 horsepower V12 Rolls-Royce Meteor engine, which made it the fastest, most reliable Cruiser tank in existence at the time it was built. In other respects, it resembled the Cavalier and the Centaur. From 1944 to 1945, the Cromwell and the American Sherman M4 were the

The A27L Cruiser Tank Mark VIII Centaur was originally designed to have a Rolls-Royce Meteor engine.  However, production shortages dictated that all of those engines that were produced had to be used in aircraft. Therefore, the Centaur was fitted with a Liberty V12 engine. Some A27Ls had their engines upgraded and were armed with 3.74in (95mm) howitzers.