Comparing: M48A2/T54E2/T123E6 vs. T-62A

A variant of the M48A2 tank with the T54E2 turret and 120-mm T123E6 gun. In 1958, the prototype underwent comparative trials aimed at choosing the armament for the new U.S. XM60 medium tank.

Development of the first Soviet post-war medium tank started in 1951. In 1961, the T-62 tank with a smoothbore gun was deployed. At the same time a variant, the T-62A, with a rifled gun was also deployed. In March 1962, mass production of the T-62A was discontinued. The T-62 tank was mass-produced from 1961 through 1975, with a total of twenty thousand vehicles manufactured. Later modifications of the vehicle are still in service.