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The T-62 Main Battle Tank was developed in the late 1950s as the success-
or to the earlier T-54/T-55 series. It was first seen in public in May 1965. In
appearance it is very similar to the earlier T-54. It does, however, have a
longer and wider hull, a new turret and main armament, and can easily be
distinguished from the T-54 as the latter has a distinct gap between its first
and second wheel roads, whereas the T-62's road wheels are more evenly
spaced.
The driver is seated at the front of the hull on the left side. Three crew mem-
bers sit in the cast armor turret. The engine and transmission are at the rear
of the hull. The suspension is a torsion-bar type, and consists of five road
wheels with the idler at the front and the drive sprocket at the rear.
The smoothbore U-5TS gun has an elevation of +17 degrees and a depres-
sion of -4 degrees. A PKT gun is mounted co-axially with the main armament.
The DShK 12.7mm weapon is mounted on the loader's cupola. The T-62
carries a variety of ammunition.
There are three variants of the T-62. The T-62M is an improved Main Battle
Tank, the T-62K is a command tank and the M1977 is an armored recovery
vehicle. Approximately 19,000 T-62's remain in service around the world.