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| Specification | T-62 | Type 15 tank |
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| Type | Medium tank (Warsaw Pact designation) Main battle tank (NATO designation)[source] | Light tank[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1961–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | See combat history |
9.34 m (30 ft 8 in) with barrel in forward position 6.63 m (21 ft 9 in) hull only[source]
9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m[source]
commander, driver, gunner, loader
Single source4 (commander, driver, gunner, loader)[source]
Operational; cross-country (
Single sourceOperational; on road (
Single sourceOperational; with two 200 L (53 US gal; 44 imp gal) extra fuel tanks
Single sourceOperational; with two 200-liter extra fuel tanks
Single source450 km (280 mi) on road (650 km (400 mi) with two 200 L (53 US gal; 44 imp gal) extra fuel tanks) 320 km (200 mi) cross-country (450 km (280 mi) with two 200-liter extra fuel tanks)[source]
Operational; without external fuel drums
Single source469 kilometres (291 mi)(without external fuel drums)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designer | OKB-520 design bureau[source] | 201st Research Institute[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Uralvagonzavod[source] | Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 300,000 (export price to Egypt , 1972)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1961–1975 ( USSR ) ~1980s ( North Korea )[source] | — |
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| No. built | More than 22,700[source] | 1000+[source] |
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| Armour | Cast turret 214 (242 after 1972) mm turret front 153 mm turret sides 97 mm turret rear 40 mm turret roof Hull 102 mm at 60° hull front 79 mm hull upper sides 15 mm hull lower sides 46 mm at 0° hull rear 20 mm hull bottom 31 mm hull roof[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 115 mm U-5TS (2A20) smoothbore gun[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial general-purpose machine gun (2500 rounds) 12.7 mm DShK 1938/46 antiaircraft heavy machine gun (optional until T-62 Obr.1972)[source] | Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher[source] |
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| Engine | V-55V (based on the Kharkiv model V-2 ) 580 (later 620) hp.[source] | Electronically controlled diesel engine 8V132 with fully-automatic transmission 1[source] |
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| Power/weight | 14.5 hp/tonne (10.8 kW/tonne)[source] | 30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)[source] |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | Hydropneumatic suspension[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 425 mm (16.7 in)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 960 L 1360 L with two 200-liter extra fuel tanks[source] | — |
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| Status | — | The Type 15 ( Chinese : 15式轻型坦克 ; pinyin : yīwǔ shì qīngxíng tǎnkè , also designated ZTQ15 ), codenamed the Black Panther ( Chinese : 黑豹 ; pinyin : hēi bào ), is a Chinese third generation light tank family operated by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force , People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps , and People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps [source] |
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