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Main gun: 115mm 2A20(U-5TS) | Main gun: 115mm 2A20(U-5TS) | ||
Combat Weight: 37.5t | Combat Weight: 37.5t<br> | ||
Engine: V-55V V12 diesel developing 580hp@2000rpm<br> | |||
\top speed: 50kph<br> | |||
top speed: 50kph | |||
==Thermal Signature== | ==Thermal Signature== | ||
Revision as of 01:18, 11 March 2012
T-62: Main Battle Tank
Statistics
Main gun: 115mm 2A20(U-5TS)
Combat Weight: 37.5t
Engine: V-55V V12 diesel developing 580hp@2000rpm
\top speed: 50kph
Thermal Signature
General
The T-62 is the successor to the T-55, and entered service in 1961. Principal differences include a larger 115mm gun, along with a redesigned turret, longer hull, and an automatic spent brass ejection mechanism. The T-62 has a conventional crew layout with four crewmembers: driver, loader, commander, and gunner. The gunner and commander sit on the left side of the turret, and the loader on the right. Like the T-55, the ammunition layout is fairly archaic, with a few ready rounds in the turret, and the majority of rounds stored in the hull. This leads to an initial high rate of fire, which rapidly diminishes after the first 3-4 rounds; after this, rounds need to be loaded from the hull.