T-62 Main Battle Tank

T-62 Main Battle Tank
Designer:

Manufacturer:

UralVagonZavod in Nishni Tagil
Malyshev Factory in Kharkiv
Omsk Factory No. 183

Role:

Medium Tank

Year Adopted:

1957 - Development began
1961 - Pre-production run of 25 examples
1962 - Series production begins
Produced: 1962-1972
Weight:
38,000 kg (41.9 tons)

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
Suspension:

Torsion Bar

Crew:

4 (Commander, Gunner, Loader, and Driver)
Armor:
          Turret Front:
          Hull Front:
          Hull Sides:
          Hull Rear:
          Hull Top:
          Underside:
   
242 mm (9.53 inches)
102 mm sloped at 60° (4 inches sloped at 60°)
79 mm (3.1 inches)
46 mm (1.8 inches)
31 mm (1.2 inches)
20 mm (0.8 inches)
Length:
          (Overall):
          (Hull only):
   
9.34 meters (30 feet, 8 inches)
6.63 meters (21 feet, 9 inches)

Height:
2.40 meters (7 feet, 10 inches)

Width:
3.3 meters (10 feet, 10 inches)

Maximum Speed:
50 kilometers per hour (31 miles per hour)
Range
          (on road):
          (dirt road):
          (on road with extra fuel tanks):
   
450 km (280 miles)
320 km (199 miles)
650 km (404 miles)
Fuel Capacity:
          (Normal):
          (with extra fuel tanks):
   
960 liters (253.6 gallons)
1360 liters (359 gallons)

 

  

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Sources Cited

(1) Jane's Armour and Artillery 1982-83, Christopher Foss (ed), Jane's Information Group: Surry, UK, 1982. Print.