Type 62
China - Light Tanks
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.
Main Characteristics
| Tier |
VII |
| Hit Points |
880 HP |
| Price |
4,800 |
|
Weight
|
8.11 t |
| Speed Limit |
60 km/h |
| Speed Limit Back |
23 km/h |
| Hull Armor |
- Front:
- 35 mm
- Side:
- 20 mm
- Rear:
- 20 mm
|
| Crew |
- Commander
- Gunner
- Driver
- Loader (Radio Operator)
|
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Turrets
| Tier |
VII |
| Turret |
Type 62 |
| Armor |
- Front:
- 45 mm
- Side:
- 30 mm
- Rear:
- 20 mm
|
| Traverse Speed |
48 d/s |
| Traverse Arc |
360 |
| View Range |
390 m |
| Weight |
5,000 kg |
| Price |
18,000 |
| XP |
0 |
Guns
| Tier |
VII |
| Ammo Capacity |
47 rounds |
| Rate of Fire |
10.91 r/m |
| Reload time |
5.50 s |
| Clip |
/ |
| Aim time |
2.30 s |
| Accuracy |
0.37 m |
| Elevation Arc |
-90°/+90° |
| Damage (Explosion radius) |
- AP
- 180 HP
- HEAT
- 180 HP
- HE
- 300 HP (1.32 m)
|
| Damage / min |
- AP
- 1963.8 HP/min
- HEAT
- 1963.8 HP/min
- HE
- 3273 HP/min
|
| Penetration |
- AP
- 145 mm
- HEAT
- 220 mm
- HE
- 43 mm
|
| Shell Speed |
- AP
- 793 m/s
- HEAT
- 793 m/s
- HE
- 793 m/s
|
| Shell Price |
- AP
- 170
- HEAT
- 12 (gold)
- HE
- 130
|
| Weight |
1,650 kg |
| Price |
61,530 |
| XP |
0 |
Engines
| Tier |
V |
| Engine Power |
430 hp |
| Fire Chance |
12 % |
| Weight |
700 kg |
| Price |
17,000 |
| XP |
0 |
Suspensions
| Tier |
VII |
| Load limit |
24.00 t |
| Traverse Speed |
54 d/s |
| Weight |
5,500 kg |
| Price |
25,500 |
| XP |
0 |
Radios
| Tier |
IX |
| Signal range |
600 m |
| Weight |
40 kg |
| Price |
38,000 |
| XP |
0 |