T-62 Main Battle Tank

T-62M

Type

Mount

Typical Ammo Load

115mm 2A20/Sheksna smoothbore gun

Turret; manual loading

35.
APFSDS-T, HEAT, Frag-HE

AT-10 anti-tank guided missiles.
SACLOS; infrared laser-beam rider

Gun-launched

5.
AT-10, AT-10 Improved

7.62mm PKT machine gun

Coaxial to main gun

2,500

GENERAL DATA
Â	T-62M
Country of Origin	CIS (formerly USSR)
Role	Main battle tank
Date Of Introduction	1983
Crew	4
Combat Weight	45.7 tons (41.5 mt)
Ground Pressure	?
Dimensions (LxWxH)	30.6 x 11.5 x 7.9 ft (9.33 x 3.52 x 2.4 m)
PERFORMANCE
Â	T-62M
Engine	620 hp (462 kw) diesel
Range	280 miles (450 km).  404 miles (650 km) with extra tanks
Road Speed	28 mph (45 km/h)
Cross Country Speed	?
Swim Speed	N/A
Fording Depth	4.6 ft (1.4 m) unprepared.  18 ft (5.5 m) with snorkel
PROTECTION
Â	T-62M
Armor	Turret front: 9 in (230 mm)
Applique Armor	Bra armor on turret, +3.9 in (100 mm). Track skirts
Explosive Reactive Armor	Available, replaces bra Armor
Active Protective System	Russian Drozd will fit
NBC Protection System	Nuclear radiation only
Smoke Equipment	Vehicle engine exhaust smoke system.  2 x 4 Smoke grenade launchers
ARMAMENT
FIRE CONTROL
Â	T-62M
Fire Control System	Volna
Main Gun Stabilization	M1 Meteor, 2-plane
Rangefinder	KTD-2 laser
Infrared Searchlight	L-4

NOTES

The turrets of older former Soviet Union tanks rotate much slower than those on US and NATO tanks. It takes more than 21 seconds for T-60-series tank turrets to rotate through a full 360°.

Optional sights and fire control systems include the Israeli El-Op Red Tiger and Matador FCS, Swedish NobelTech T-series sight, and German Atlas MOLF. The British Marconi Digital FCS, South African Tiger, and Belgian SABCA Titan offer upgraded function. One of the best is the Slovenian EFCS-3 integrated FCS.

A variety of thermal sights is available. They include the Russian Agava, French SAGEM-produced ALIS and Namut sight from Peleng. There are thermal sights available for installation which permit night launch of ATGMs.

Other improvements available include a hull bottom reinforced against mines, rubber track pads, and a thermal sleeve for the gun.

VARIANTS

T-62 variants with a V-46 T-72-type engine add -1 to their designation.

T-62

Original production model. Recognition features:

• Fully tracked.

• Five road wheels (greater spacing between third and fourth, and fourth and fifth road wheels) with no support rollers.

• Dome-shaped turret over third road wheel.

• Flat, low-silhouetted hull.

• Bore evacuator 1/3 way from muzzle.

• Curved front infantry handrail.

T-62A

Added a 12.7-mm DShK machine gun to loader's cupola.

T-62M

See data above. Added protection, fire control system (FCS), and anti-tank guided missile capability. The T-62M's 1K13 sight is both night sight and ATGM launcher sight; however, it cannot be used for both functions simultaneously.

T-62M1

Variant with Volna FCS but no missile launch capability.

T-62D

Variant with the Drozd Active Protective System (APS) vs Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA).

T-62MK

Command variant.

T-62MV

Version with ERA in place of the bra armor. The ERA includes Kontakt ERA and Kontakt-5 2nd-Generation ERA.

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