T-62 Main Battle Tank

Manufacturer:

State Factories at Omsk, Kharkov, and Nishni Tagil

Role:

Medium Tank

Year Adopted:

1957 - Development began
1961 - Pre-production run of 25 examples
1962 - Series production begins

Operational Status:

In Service: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Chad, Congo, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Mongolia, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, Syria, Ukraine, Vietnam, Yemen and other former Soviet Republics

Armament:

1x 115mm U-5TS Main Gun with 40 rounds
1x 7.62mm Coaxial MG with 2500 rounds
1x 12.7 DShK MG with 300 rounds*

*on T-62M only

Engine:
     Early:

  
     Later:

  
Model V-55-5, V-12 Water-cooled Diesel Engine with fuel injection pump, 580 horsepower @ 2000 RPM

Model V-2-62, V-12 Water-cooled Diesel Engine with fuel injection pump, 680 horsepower @ 2000 RPM

Crew:

4 (Commander, Gunner, Loader, and Driver)

Overall Length:

31 feet  (9.34 meters)

Height:

7.97 feet  (2.40 meters)

Width:

10.95 feet  (3.3 meters)

Maximum Speed:

31 miles per hour
(50 kilometers per hour)

Range (on road):
            (dirt road):
.           (on road with extra fuel tanks):

450 km (281 miles)
320 km (200 miles)
650 km (406 miles)