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V Norinco tip 62 (kitajsko: 62- e; pinyin: Liù'èr shì) je kitajski lahki tank, razvit v začetku 60. let in temelji na kitajskem tipu 59 z zmanjšanim glavnim kalibrom pištole, lažji oklep in manjšim suito elektronike in druge opreme, ki pomaga zmanjšati težo. Tip 62 je upokojen iz vojaških sil Kitajske osvoboditvene vojske, vendar je še vedno v uporabi z drugimi narodi. Pred kratkim je bila nadgrajena na sodobne standarde in za zagotavljanje PLA z namensko lahkim rezervoarjem. Znan je tudi pod svojo industrijsko označbe WZ-131.

Vir: Tip 62 na Wikipediji

The Type 62 tank is a light tank developed by China in the early 1960s. It is based on the Type 59 tank, but with a smaller caliber gun, lighter armor and reduced weight. The Type 62 tank was designed to operate in the mountainous and swampy terrain of southern China, where the Type 59 tank had difficulties. The Type 62 tank entered service with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in 1963 and was produced until 1989. More than 1,500 units were built.
The Type 62 tank has a four-man crew and is armed with an 85 mm Type 62-85TC rifled main gun, which can fire armor-piercing, high-explosive and high-explosive anti-tank rounds. The tank also has three 7.62 mm machine guns, one coaxial, one bow-mounted and one anti-aircraft. The tank is powered by a V-12 diesel engine that gives it a maximum speed of 60 km/h on road and 35 km/h off-road. The tank has a torsion bar suspension system and can travel up to 500 km on a single fuel tank.
The Type 62 tank saw combat during the Vietnam War and the Sino-Vietnamese War. It was also exported to several countries, such as Albania, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Congo, North Korea, Sudan and Tanzania. The Type 62 tank has been upgraded several times over the years, with improvements such as additional armor, fire control system, night vision equipment and new weapons. The most recent variant is the Type 62G, which has a new turret with a 105 mm gun.