Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Type 62/WZ-131 Light Tank

The Type 62 light tank was a light version of the Type 59. The Type 59-16 was a prototype precursor. The vehicle served with the Chinese as a tank that could navigate terrain that the Type 59 could not. The vehicle has been exported to other nations where it is still in use.
Variants:
1.
Name: Type 62/WZ-131
Type: Light Tank
Origin: China
Year: 1962
Produced: 2454 (total)

Length: 5.6 Meters
Width: 2.6 Meters
Height: 2.3 Meters
Weight: 21000 Kilograms
Speed: 60 km/h(35 km/h off road)

Crew: 4

Primary Armament:
-85 mm Type 62-85TC OR
-100 mm Type 59 (For testing purposes)
Secondary Armament:
-12.7 mm Type 54
-7.62 mm Type 59T (2 and 3)

Gun Flexibility:
20° Elevation
5° Depression

Armor:
-Hull
35 mm Front
15 mm Side
15 mm Rear
-Turret (10° per second traverse)
45 mm Front

2.
Name: Type 62-I/WZ-131-1/WZ-131A
Type: Light Tank
Origin: China
Year: 1962
Produced: 2454 (total)

Length: 5.6 Meters
Type 62 prototype
Width: 2.6 Meters
Height: 2.3 Meters
Weight: 21000 Kilograms
Speed: 60 km/h(35 km/h off road)

Crew: 4

Primary Armament:
-85 mm Type 62-85TC
Secondary Armament:
-12.7 mm Type 85
-7.62 mm Type 59T (2 and 3)

Gun Flexibility:
20° Elevation
5° Depression

Armor:
-Hull
35 mm Front
15 mm Side (side skirts)
15 mm Rear
-Turret
45 mm Front (12.7 has gun shield)

3.
Name: Type 62G
Type: Light Tank
Origin: China
Year: 2000
Produced: ???

Length: 5.6 Meters
Width: 2.6 Meters
Height: 2.3 Meters
Weight: 21000 Kilograms
Speed: 60 km/h(35 km/h off road)

Crew: 4

Primary Armament:
-105 mm Type 83-I
Secondary Armament:
-12.7 mm Type 85
-7.62 mm Type 59T (2 and 3)

Gun Flexibility:
20° Elevation?
5° Depression?

Armor (improved):

Sources:
http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=172
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/China/Type-62.php
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/type-62.htm
http://www.military-today.com/tanks/type_62.htm
http://tanknutdave.com/the-type-62-light-tank/
http://www.mdc.idv.tw/mdc/army/army-1.htm

Other things of note: one source claims gun can penetrate 250 mm of armor at 30°

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