The Museum’s second heaviest vehicle, the Tortoise, was first defined as a heavy assault tank. Its goal was to clear fortified areas such as the Siegfried line, so its configuration largely favoured armour over mobility. Learn more in our recent video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pViPfR8YEwk | The Tank Museum

66K views · 2.1K reactions | The monstrosity that was the Tortoise (A39) super heavy assault tank. Weighing in at nearly eighty tons and with a crew of seven it was surprisingly reliable, but at the same time utterly impractical. | The Challenger | Facebook