T-62 | |
|---|---|
| Land | Sovjetunionen |
| Roll | Huvudstridsvagn |
| I bruk | 1961–idag |
| Byggd | 20000+ |
Den T-62 (på 1999) är en sovjetisk stridsvagn som först introducerades 1961. Som en vidareutveckling av T-55-serien behöll T-62 många liknande designelement från sin föregångare, inklusive låg profil och tjock tornpansar. I motsats till tidigare stridsvagnar, som var beväpnade med gevär, var T-62 den första tanken beväpnad med en smoothbore tankpistol som kunde avfyra APFSDS-skott i högre hastigheter. Medan T-62 blev standardtanken i den sovjetiska arsenalen, ersatte den inte helt T-55 på exportmarknader på grund av dess högre tillverkningskostnader och underhållskrav jämfört med sin föregångare. Även om T-62 ersattes i Ryssland och sovjetunionens efterföljare, används den fortfarande i vissa länder och dess designfunktioner blev standardiserade i efterföljande sovjetiska och ryska massproducerade tankar.
Källkod: T-62 på Wikipedia
| T-62 Walk Around | |
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| Photographer | Unknow |
| Localisation | Unknow |
| Photos | 195 |
| T-62 Walk Around | |
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| Fotograf | Unknow |
| Lokalisering | Infanteriskolan, Camp Pendleton |
| Bilder | 82 |
| T-62 Main Battle Tank Walk Around | |
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| Fotograf | Bill Maloney |
| Lokalisering | Allegheny Arms & Armor Museum |
| Bilder | 17 |
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General Characteristics and Role
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) |
|---|---|
| Roll | Main Battle Tank (MBT) |
| National Origin | Soviet Union (USSR) |
| Tillverkare | Uralvagonzavod and others |
| Service Entry | 1961 |
| besättning | 4 (Commander, Gunner, Loader, Driver) |
| Configuration | Conventional, Turreted Medium Tank |
| Length (Gun Forward) | 9.34 m (30 ft 8 in) |
| bredd | 3.30 m (10 ft 10 in) |
| höjd | 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.
- Ammunition Capacity: 40 rounds (APFSDS, HEAT, HE-FRAG).
- 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.
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