T-62

Tank Soviet UnionIn service since 1961

T-62 — Photo: Vitaly V. Kuzmin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · background removed

Key specs

Type: Tank
Origin: Soviet Union
Manufacturer: Uralvagonzavod
Designer: OKB-520 design bureau
Entered service: 1961
Produced: 1961–1980
Units produced: 22,700
Status: In service
Crew: 4

Overview

T-62 is a tank from the Soviet Union, made by Uralvagonzavod. It entered service in 1961; it was produced from 1961 to 1980; 22,700 were built. Its main weapon has a calibre of 115 mm. It is used or was used by Israel, Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola and 18 other countries, and saw combat in the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Iraq War, the War in Afghanistan, among others.

Armament

Main armament: 115 mm U-5TS (2A20) smoothbore gun
Caliber: 115 mm
Secondary armament: 7.62 mm PKT coaxial general-purpose machine gun (2500 rounds) 12.7 mm DShK 1938/46 antiaircraft…

Dimensions and weights

Weight: 37 t
Length: 9.34 m
Width: 3.30 m
Height: 2.40 m

Mobility and protection

Engine: V-55V (based on the Kharkiv model V-2)
Power: 508 kW
Road speed: 50 km/h
Off-road speed: 40 km/h
Operational range: 450 km
Fuel capacity: 960 l
Suspension: torsion bar
Armour: Cast turret 214 (242 after 1972) mm turret front 153 mm turret sides 97 mm turret rear 40 mm turret roof Hull102 mm at 60° hull front 79 mm hull upper sides 15…

Weapons and ammunition on board

DShK PKT 12.7×108mm 7.62×54mmR

Sources

Wikipedia (ru): Т-62, Wikipedia
Wikipedia: T-62, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.

T-62

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Tank

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