Type 62 (factory designation WZ-131 ) is a 1960s Chinese light tank , a lightweight version of the Soviet T-54 . Serially produced from 1963 to 1989 , the total release was about 1200 copies. The tank was actively supplied to many countries and took part in the Ugandan-Tanzanian war and the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese war .
| Type 62 | |
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 Type 62 at the Beijing Military Museum. 2007 | |
| Type 62 | |
| Classification | light tank |
| Combat weight, t | 20.5 |
| Layout diagram | classic |
| Crew | four |
| Story | |
| Manufacturer | |
| Years of production | 1963 - 1989 |
| Years of operation | since 1963 |
| The number of issued, pcs. | about 1200 |
| Key Operators |    |
| Dimensions | |
| Length with gun forward, mm | 7493 |
| Width mm | 2875 |
| Height mm | 2307 on the roof of the tower |
| Clearance mm | 378 |
| Reservation | |
| Type of armor | Steel rolled homogeneous and cast non-armored steel. |
| Forehead of the body (top), mm / city. | 25/60 ° |
| The forehead of the body (bottom), mm / city. | 25/48 ° 30 ′ |
| Board of the case, mm / city. | 25/0 ° |
| Housing feed (top), mm / city. | sixteen |
| Housing feed (bottom), mm / city. | sixteen |
| Bottom mm | 12.5 |
| Housing roof, mm | 16-20 |
| Tower forehead, mm / city. | 50/0 ° ... 40/86 ° |
| Board towers, mm / city. | 40/0 ° ... 32/50 ° |
| The feed of the tower, mm / city. | 38/0 ° ... 32/38 ° |
| Roof of the tower, mm | 20/79 ° |
| Armament | |
| Caliber and brand of guns | 85 mm Type 62-85TS |
| Gun type | threaded |
| Gun ammunition | 47 |
| Sights | telescopic |
| Machine guns | 1 × 12.7 mm Type 54 1 × 7.62 mm Type 59T |
| Mobility | |
| Engine type | V-shaped 12- cylinder liquid-cooled diesel |
| Engine power, l with. | 430 |
| Speed on the highway, km / h | 70 |
| Cruising on the highway , km | 450 |
| Specific Power, l s / t | 21.0-24.4 |
| Suspension type | individual torsion bar |
| Ground pressure, kg / cm² | 0.70 |
| Gradeability, hail. | thirty |
| The overcome wall, m | 0.7 |
| The overcome ditch, m | 2.7 |
| Fording , m | 1.4 |
Content
Modifications
- Type 59-16 - 1960 prototype = 76.2 mm rifled gun Type 54-76T.
- Type 62 (WZ-131) - the first production modification of 1963 = 85-mm rifled gun Type 62-85TC.
- Type 62-I (WZ-131-I) - the introduction of a laser rangefinder and bulwarks 1979 = 85-mm rifled gun Type 62-85TC.
- Type 70 (WZ-132A?) - Type 62 \ 62-I with updated equipment and electronics = 85-mm rifled gun Type 62-85TC.
- Type 62G (WZ-132?) - a new welded tower, mounted DZ, a stabilizer in the vertical plane 2000 = 105-mm rifled gun Type 81 ( Royal Ordnance L7 ).
- WZ-132A - Experienced
Base Machines
- Type 762 - reactive remote clearance system = 2x425 mm RZSO.
- Type 762A (GSL-131) - reactive remote clearance system = 24x253 mm RZSO.
- GJT-211 - an armored bulldozer.
- WZ-851 - trench excavator.
- Type 79 - experimental repair and recovery vehicle (ARV).
- WZ-691 is an experienced light tank.
Operators
- Albania - 35 tanks, withdrawn from service [1]
- Bangladesh - more than 40 tanks, as of 2007 [2]
- Vietnam - 70 tanks, for 2007 some more remains in service [3]
- Cambodia - 20 tanks as of 2007 [4]
- China - about 800 tanks, 400 as of 2007 [5]
- Democratic Republic of the Congo - more than 40 tanks, as of 2007 [6]
- Republic of the Congo - 10 tanks, as of 2007 [7]
- DPRK - withdrawn from service [8]
- Mali - 18 tanks, as of 2007 [9]
- Sudan - 70 tanks, as of 2007 [10]
- Tanzania - 30 tanks, 25 as of 2007 [11]
Type 62 in a museum in Beijing. 2007
Notes
- ↑ The Military Balance 2007. - P. 154.
- ↑ The Military Balance 2007. - P. 313.
- ↑ The Military Balance 2007. - P. 378.
- ↑ The Military Balance 2007. - P. 345.
- ↑ The Military Balance 2007. - P. 347.
- ↑ The Military Balance 2007. - P. 270.
- ↑ The Military Balance 2007. - P. 268.
- ↑ The Military Balance 2007. - P. 357.
- ↑ The Military Balance 2007. - P. 283.
- ↑ The Military Balance 2007. - P. 293.
- ↑ The Military Balance 2007. - P. 295.
Literature
- Yu. Spasibuhov. "Made in China" // Tankmaster. - Moscow: Technique - Youth, 2002. - No. 3 . - S. 10-17 .
- V. Malginov. Light tanks of foreign countries 1945-2000 / M. Baryatinsky. - Moscow: Model-designer, 2002. - 32 p. - (Armored Collection No. 6 (45) / 2002). - 4000 copies.