The T-62 saw combat for the first time during the 1969 Sino–Soviet border conflict during which one was disabled and captured by the People's Liberation Army. The T-62 (No. 545) was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade fired from a Type-56 (Chinese copy of RPG-2) RPG launcher on the morning of 15 March 1969 during a PLA counterattack. The RPG ...

2023年4月1日 · The T-62 medium tank entered service with the Soviet Union on 12 August 1961. It was a direct reaction to the new American M60 tank.

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 British rifled L7 105 mm in widespread adoption. It seems hover its promising smoothbore 115 mm gun was a failure for multiple reasons, notably a dangerous autoloader.

2024年2月10日 · The T-62AG and T-62AGM were Ukrainian upgrades for the Soviet T-62 Main Battle Tank (MBT). Both upgrade kits could successfully bring any 2nd Generation T-62 MBT variant to 3rd Generation MBT standards of the early 2000s.

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 integrated with the larger 115mm U-5TS smoothbore gun. By the late 1950s, Soviet leaders recognized the standard 100mm high-explosive anti-tank rounds, and the ...

The T-62 is a Soviet tank that entered service in 1961. It was used by several countries during the Cold War and in subsequent conflicts. The T-62 was equipped with a 115 mm smoothbore gun, plus a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun , and had improved armor compared to …

2023年2月26日 · 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 a further upgrade of the T-55 itself with the T-54 …

Here The Tank Museum's Curator David Willey discusses the Soviet T-62, including its development and service life. Introduced in 1962, it was a further evolu...

2024年4月16日 · The T-62 had a more powerful main gun, heavier armor protection, and a smaller, more powerful, and more dependable engine, but it weighed only about one ton more than the T-55. T-62 production began in 1962, and an …

2022年6月18日 · At the same time, the T-62 favorably differed from its NATO opponents by its simple design, which facilitated the operation and repair of vehicles, especially in combat conditions.