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Hot take: A modernized TOG II, what you might call a TOG III, is the best tank available TODAY.
It solves literally every problem the modern armoured battalion needs to solve.
The Bradley's SEP program keeps running face first into the availability of electrical power, TOG is electric, problem solved.
The Western MBTs have the problem of being unable to mount turrets large enough to first autoloaded guns with a caliber bigger than 120mm while still carrying enough ammunition, TOG has ample internal space.
MBTs are vulnerable in urban environments because of the veticality of the battlefield, and the possibility of being engaged on multiple sides at once. TOG has great elevation/depression and all-round firepower thanks to sponsons.
Even it's armor is thick enough to handle a 30mm chain gun but not a main gun round, which is true of literally every MBT, and furthermore those big slab sides are perfect for mounting applique and ERA to.
It wasn't just advanced for WW2, it was advanced for 2022.
