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By late May, T-62Ms and T-62MVs were transported by train to Ukraine, with additional reports indicating more T-62 tanks being sent towards Mykolaiv and Kryvyi Rih on June 5. [40] In early June, T-62 tanks equipped with improvised slat armor, similar to that used on more modern Russian T-72 and T-80 tanks, were identified in Kherson Oblast. [41]
As of 16 July 2024, at least 11 (2 T-54-3M, 1 T-54B, 3 T-55A and 5 unknown variants) have been lost in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [55] T-62: Main battle tank ~200 [52] Soviet Union Russia: T-62, T-62M and T-62MV withdrawn from storage and participating in ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
A Turtle Tank in May 2024, showing its improvised armour and mine clearance roller. Turtle Tank (Russian: царь-мангал, [1] Tsar Mangal) is the nickname for a series of modified Russian T-62, T-72 and T-80 tanks supplied with an improvised steel roof and siding, as well as anti-drone slat armor which covers the entirety of the original vehicle.
Like the T-62, the T-54 has a four-man crew as its gun is manually loaded, unlike the three-man crews of newer Soviet and Russian tanks like the T-72. The T-54’s sensors and mechanical fire ...
The Russian military has suffered dramatic casualties on the battlefield since invading Ukraine in 2022, according to newly declassified U.S. intelligence. ... even bringing 50-year-old T-62 tanks ...
This includes modified captured tanks. T-III (T-3) - captured Panzer III; T-IV (T-4) - captured Panzer IV; T-V (T-5) - captured Panther tank; SU-76i - captured Panzer III modified to mount an 76mm S-1 gun on a tank destroyer configuration. SU-85i - captured Panzer III modified to mount an 85mm D-5S-85A gun on a tank destroyer configuration.
"It's better than T-72, T-62, and even Russian T-90," a Ukrainian tank commander recently told Business Insider. Ukraine has operated both Soviet-style and Western-style tanks, giving them a clear ...
The IT-1 (Russian: Истребитель танков–1 - 'Istrebitel tankov–1', lit. 'tank destroyer-1') was a Soviet Cold War missile tank based on the hull of the T-62. The tank fired specially designed 3M7 Drakon missiles from a pop-up launcher. It saw a very limited service between 1968 and 1970. The large deadzone around the tank ...