T-62 Soviet Medium Tank

T-62 Soviet Russian Tank T62

T-62 Soviet medium tank

The T-62 Russian Soviet medium tank is a further development of the T-54/55 series.

Table of contents
1. Production History
2. Variants

T62 General Characteristics
Length: 6.63 m
Width: 3.52 m
Height: 2.4 m
Weight: 41.5 t
Speed: 45 km/h (road)
- (off-road)
T62 Range: 450 km
650 km (with extra tanks)
Primary armament: 115 mm smoothbore gun
Secondary armament: 7.62 mm machinegun
Power plant: 463 kW (620 hp) Diesel
Crew: 4

Production History
The T-62 was produced between 1961 and 1975. It became the standard tank in the Soviet arsenal replacing the T-55 and T-54. It was later replaced by the T-64 and T-72.

Variants
T-62
T62 A - Added 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun.
T-62 K - Command tank.
T-62 M - Added protection, fire control system, ATGM.
T62 D - Added explosive reactive armour.