The T-62 is a Soviet main battle tank that was first introduced in 1961. [9][a] As a further development of the T-55 series, the T-62 retained many similar design elements of its …

The T-62 Main Battle Tank was an attempt to upgrade the standard T-54/55 firepower and keep the advantage over better western main battle tanks in development, notably armed with the …

Apr 1, 2023 · The T-62 medium tank, known under the factory index of Object 166, formally entered service in the Soviet Army on 12 August 1961. The tank was designed and built at …

The T-62 main battle tank (MBT) officially entered service with the Soviet Army on August 12, 1961. It was manufactured as a consolidated project based on certain T-55 tank components …

Apr 16, 2024 · The T-62 was an up-rating of the T-55 MBT that appeared in the late 1950s. The T-62 had a more powerful main gun, heavier armor protection, and a smaller, more powerful, …

Many armed forces in the world use the T-62 as the standard main battle tank. - T-62 (1972): with 12.7 mm DShKM anti-aircraft machine gun mount over loader's position and some other …

Feb 26, 2023 · The new Soviet tank was christened the "T-62" and production of the type resulted in deliveries occurring in July of 1961. For all intents and purposes, the T-62 was more or less …

Jan 17, 2024 · Its water-cooled diesel V-12 offered 500 horsepower (upped to 580 hp with the 1955 upgraded T-55), and with a 100mm anti-tank gun and 9M117 Bastion missiles, it was …

Jul 22, 2019 · The T-62 was armed with the world’s first smoothbore tank gun, giving it considerably greater muzzle velocity than the Western 90 mm and 105 mm tank guns of its time.

The T-62 was developed in the late 1950s and was first seen in public in May 1965. The programme was similar to the US M-48 / M-60 transition in that it took components of an …