The Soviet Army hastily developed the T-62 in a struggle to compete against the rapid proliferation of NATO tanks in the 1960s. It was essentially a modification of the widely-manufactured T-55 tank with the addition of a new 115mm gun. Within the USSR itself, the T-62 was quickly superseded, but it was widely exported, becoming a critical component of the Egyptian and Syrian armies in the 1973 Yom Kippur conflict and heavily influenced later designs of the M1 Abrams and Challenger tanks.
In the first English-language history of this tank, Steven Zaloga examines the development of the T-62 using detailed combat descriptions to bring to life the operational history of this tank from the deserts of the Sinai to the harsh terrain of Afghanistan.
| Published | Aug 18 2009 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 48 |
| ISBN | 9781846033902 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8 pages of colour illustrations |
| Dimensions | 248 x 184 mm |
| Series | New Vanguard |
| Short code | NVG 158 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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