T-62A

T-62A is a tier 10 medium tank from USSR in World of Tanks. This is a researchable tech-tree vehicle.

T-62A stats at a glance

The T-62A has 1560 hit points , 100mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 50 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.3:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the T-62A can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.5:1. The T-62A has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How T-62A compares to its peers

There are 51 tier 10 medium tanks in WoT, including the T-62A. Its 1560 HP places it in the top 64% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 1554). Frontal hull armor of 100mm ranks in the top 56% for the class (peer average: 99mm). Top forward speed of 50 km/h is faster than 8% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• T-62A vs 121 — tier 10 medium tank from China
• T-62A vs 121B — tier 10 medium tank from China
• T-62A vs AMX 30 B — tier 10 medium tank from France
• T-62A vs Ares 90 — tier 10 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 10 medium tank tier list — all 51 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

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.

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