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The T-62 is a Soviet main battle tank that was first introduced in 1961. As a further development of the T-55 series, the T-62 retained many similar design elements of its predecessor including low profile and thick turret armour.
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| T-62 | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed | 50 km/h (31 mph) (road) 40 km/h (25 mph) (cross country) | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Armour | Cast turret 214 (242 after 1972) mm turret front 153 mm turret sides 97 mm turret rear 40 mm turret roof Hull 102 mm at 60° hull front 79 mm hull upper sides 15 mm hull lower si… | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Crew | 4 (commander, driver, gunner, loader) | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Designer | OKB-520 design bureau | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Engine | V-55V (based on the Kharkiv model V-2) 580 (later 620) hp. | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Fuel capacity | 960 L 1360 L with two 200-liter extra fuel tanks | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Ground clearance | 425 mm (16.7 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Height | 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | In service | 1961–present | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Length | 9.34 m (30 ft 8 in) with barrel in forward position 6.63 m (21 ft 9 in) hull only | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Main armament | 115 mm U-5TS (2A20) smoothbore gun | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Manufacturer | Uralvagonzavod | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Mass | 37 t (41 short tons; 36 long tons) | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | No. built | More than 22,700 | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Operational range | 450 km (280 mi) on road (650 km (400 mi) with two 200 L (53 US gal; 44 imp gal) extra fuel tanks) 320 km (200 mi) cross-country (450 km (280 mi) with two 200-liter extra fuel ta… | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Place of origin | Soviet Union | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Power/weight | 14.5 hp/tonne (10.8 kW/tonne) | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Produced | 1961–1975 (USSR) ~1980s (North Korea) | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial general-purpose machine gun (2500 rounds) 12.7 mm DShK 1938/46 antiaircraft heavy machine gun (optional until T-62 Obr.1972) | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Suspension | torsion bar | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Type | Medium tank (Warsaw Pact designation) Main battle tank (NATO designation) | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Unit cost | US$300,000 (export price to Egypt, 1972) | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Used by | See operators | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Wars | See combat history | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | Width | 3.30 m (10 ft 10 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| T-62 | is a | Soviet main battle tank that was first introduced in 1961 | 0.90 | text |
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