The T-62 was originally conceived as an auxiliary weapon to the T-55, being essentially a T-55 equipped with a 115mm 2A20 gun. Both T-55 and T-62 used the same wheels, track, engine, transmission, hatches and other equipment. The main differences between the two machines were the elongated body of the T-62 and the new turret design. The new UT-5 gun could fire its BR-5 APFSDS steel projectile through approximately 300 mm of armor at a distance of 1,000 meters. This was enough to counter the perceived threat of NATO tanks such as the American M48 and the later models of the British Centurion. The T-62 was supposed to provide the long-range firepower of the Soviet tank regiments that stood alongside the T-55, but in the last years of its deployment it performed almost the same role as the T-55. Although the T-62 was introduced in 1960 and improved the performance of its successor, the T-72, it is still in service with many armies around the world today, with the Arab countries being the largest non-Warsaw Pact users. Egypt, Iraq and Syria were known users of the T-62. Israel received a number of T-62s during clashes with its neighbors and rebuilt them to IDF standards.
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