Introduced in the early 1960s, the Soviet T-62 was the world’s first production tank armed with a smoothbore gun, designed to outmatch NATO armor of the era. Heavier and more powerful than the T-55, ...

During the Cold War, both sides figured they needed a blend of heavy and medium tanks. Enter main battle tanks, with the T-62 being one of the earliest.

Numbers Matter More Than Capabilities For Russia Production of the T-62 ended in 1975, with more than 22,000 units being produced. Instead of selling off its old stocks of tanks as newer and more ...

In Zaporizhzhia region, the Russian invaders moved an echelon of obsolete T-62 tanks to Melitopol, as well as 30 units of military equipment to the village of Kyrylivka. Source: Zaporizhzhia ...

We haven’t seen a lot of the T-62 Obr. 2022s in action, but last week there was a Russian media report on troops in southern Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Oblast training with the type.

The Russian army has begun fielding T-62 main battle tanks in Ukraine. By modern standards, the tank is completely obsolete and will fare badly in Russia’s invasion. Ironically, the larger crew ...