T-62

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1961
Total Production : ?

Model	Status	Year	Produced
T-62	Active	1961	?

T-62

Group : Main Battle Tanks
Status : Active
Also Known As : T-62A, T-62D, T-62K, T-62M, T-62M1, T-62MK, T-62MV, Type 69, ZTZ-69
Origin : Russia
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1961
Total Production : ?

The Soviet Union's T-62 is derived from T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT) adding greater firepower utilizing a 115mm smoothbore gun as primary armament. It entered service in the early 1960s replacing T-55 as the front line tank in the Soviet Army. It retained all design limitations from T-54 and T-55 tank series. Production ceased in the mid-1970s. Like the T-54/55 it was sold to international customers. The T-62 was replaced in the 1970s and 1980s by T-72 and T-80 MBTs. The Type 69 is a copy produced by China.

Operators

Country	Status	State	Notes
Afghanistan	Active	?
Angola	Active	?
Bangladesh	Active	250	Type 69 tanks
Bulgaria	Active	?
Cambodia	Active	30
China	Active	200/1,100	Type 69 tanks
Democratic Republic of Congo	Active	40	Type 62
Iran	Active	200	Type 69
Iraq	Retired - No Longer Operational	?
Kazakhstan	Retired - No Longer Operational	?
Libya	Active	100/?
Myanmar	Active	260	Type 69 tanks
North Korea	Active	?
Pakistan	Active	400	Type 69 II
Russia	Retired - No Longer Operational	?	800 T-62M in reserve
Sri Lanka	Active	20	Type 69 tanks
Sudan	Active	270	Type 62 (70) and Type 69 (200)
Syria	Active	600/1,000
Tanzania	Active	66	Type 62
Thailand	Active	5	Type 69 tanks
Ukraine	Retired - No Longer Operational	?	T-64 tanks
Vietnam	Active	300
Yemen	Active	?
Zimbabwe	Active	10	Type 69 tanks

Specifications

		Notes
Crew	4
Rolling Rubber Wheels	5
Dimensions
Height	2.4 meter
Length	6.6 meter
Main Gun Caliber	115 millimeter
Width	3.5 meter
Mass
Combat Weight	41,500 kilogram
Performance
Main Gun Max Range	3,000 meter
Max Range	450 kilometer
Power
Power	620 hp
Speed
Top Speed	12.5 mps

Gear


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