Type 62 characteristics
Firepower
- Damage
- 180hp
- Penetration
- 145mm
- DPM
- 1,964
- Reload
- 5.50s
- Rate of fire
- 10.91/min
- Aim time
- 2.30s
- Accuracy
- 0.370m
- Dispersion moving
- 0.140
- Shell velocity
- 793m/s
- Caliber
- 85mm
- Gun depression
- 20°
- Gun elevation
- 5°
Mobility
- Top speed
- 60km/h
- Reverse speed
- 23km/h
- Engine power
- 430hp
- Power/weight
- 20.5hp/t
- Hull traverse
- 54.0°/s
- Turret traverse
- 48.0°/s
- Hard terrain
- 0.50
- Medium terrain
- 0.60
- Soft terrain
- 1.30
Survivability
- Hit points
- 704hp
- Hull armor (front)
- 35mm
- Turret armor (front)
- 45mm
- Fire chance
- 0%
- Ammo rack HP
- 160hp
- Track HP
- 140hp
Spotting & other
- View range
- 390m
- Signal range
- 600m
- Camo (still)
- 0.3%
- Camo (moving)
- 0.3%
- Weight
- 21.0t
Type 62 historical reference
The development of a lightweight version of the Type 59 tank was started in 1957. The new tank was designed to fight in the mountainous and boggy terrain of South China. The first prototype was built in 1962. Later the vehicle underwent several modernizations.