Tthe T-62 는 1961 년에 처음 도입 된 소련의 주요 전투 탱크입니다. T-55 시리즈의 추가 개발로서, T-62는 로우 프로파일 및 두꺼운 포탑 갑옷을 포함하여 전임자와 유사한 많은 디자인 요소를 유지했습니다. 소총 탱크 총으로 무장 한 이전 탱크와 달리 T-62는 APFSDS 라운드를 더 빠른 속도로 발사 할 수있는 부드러운 보어 탱크 건으로 무장 한 최초의 탱크였습니다. T-62는 소비에트 무기고의 표준 탱크가되었지만 이전 모델에 비해 높은 제조 비용 및 유지 보수 요구 사항으로 인해 수출 시장에서 T-55를 완전히 대체하지 못했습니다. T-62는 러시아와 소련의 후계국에서 대체되었지만 일부 국가에서는 여전히 사용되고 있으며 이후 소련 및 러시아 대량 생산 탱크에서 설계 기능이 표준화되었습니다.
The T-62 is a Soviet main battle tank that entered production in 1961 as a direct successor to the T-55. While it shared much of its mobility and chassis design with the T-55, the T-62’s primary innovation was the introduction of the first smoothbore tank gun in service, the 115 mm U-5TS “Molot” (Hammer). This weapon was developed to counter the increasing armor protection of new NATO tanks like the American M60 Patton and the British Chieftain. The T-62 served as the backbone of the Soviet tank forces alongside the T-55 and was widely exported globally, seeing extensive combat in conflicts across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
Property
Typical Value (T-62)
역할
Main Battle Tank (MBT)
National Origin
Soviet Union (USSR)
제조업체
Uralvagonzavod and others
Service Entry
1961
승무원
4 (Commander, Gunner, Loader, Driver)
구성
Conventional, Turreted Medium Tank
Length (Gun Forward)
9.34 m (30 ft 8 in)
너비
3.30 m (10 ft 10 in)
높이
2.40 m (7 ft 10 in)
Combat Weight
40.0 tonnes (44.1 short tons)
Powerplant and Mobility
Engine: 1 x V-55V 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel engine.
Power Output: 580 hp (432 kW).
Maximum Speed (Road): 50 km/h (31 mph).
Suspension: Torsion bar suspension, retaining the robust, simple design of the T-54/55 series.
Key Feature: Like its predecessors, the T-62 had full NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) protection capability.
Armament and Armor
Primary Armament: 1 x 115 mm U-5TS smoothbore tank gun. This was the first smoothbore gun to equip a production tank, offering a higher muzzle velocity and better penetration with discarding sabot rounds.
Secondary Armament: 1 x 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun; 1 x 12.7 mm DShK anti-aircraft machine gun on the loader’s cupola (often replaced by the NSVT on later models).
Armor (Max): Approx. 242 mm (9.5 in) RHA equivalent on the turret front (cast armor), 102 mm on the glacis plate.
Drawback: The T-62 suffered from a long spent casing ejection time and a very slow rate of fire (4 rounds per minute) due to the difficult manual loading process of the large 115 mm rounds.