- For PC
- For MAC
- For Linux
- OS: Windows 7 SP1/8/10 (64 bit)
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.2 GHz
- Memory: 4GB
- Video Card: DirectX 10.1 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or Ryzen 5 3600 and better
- Memory: 16 GB and more
- Video Card: DirectX 11 level video card or higher and drivers: Nvidia GeForce 1060 and higher, Radeon RX 570 and higher
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
- OS: Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 or newer
- Processor: Core i5, minimum 2.2GHz (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 6 GB
- Video Card: Intel Iris Pro 5200 (Mac), or analog from AMD/Nvidia for Mac. Minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 or newer
- Processor: Core i7 (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 8 GB
- Video Card: Radeon Vega II or higher with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
- OS: Most modern 64bit Linux distributions
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 660 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months; the minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Ubuntu 20.04 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7
- Memory: 16 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 1060 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD (Radeon RX 570) with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
In short: the T-62 was radically modernized. Additional mixed armor, a new engine, guided missiles, and brand new types of projectiles, which even enable the tank to take on the Abrams on equal footing, were installed on the vehicle.
By the early 80s, the USSR began deploying new tanks: the T-72s, the modernized versions of the T-64, and its derivatives, the T-80s. However, the country also had a rather large fleet of “old-school” models that were no longer a match for the newest tanks but still possessed some modernization potential. So, in 1981 the government approved a project on the complex modernization of the T-62s. The aim of the project was to upgrade the defenses and augment the tanks’ firepower. Following several radical design changes, the tank’s combat effectiveness – despite the resurfaced issues and substantial age of the model – was significantly increased, putting the modified T-62M-1 on the same level as the third-generation tanks.
In our game, the T-62M-1 is a top-tier medium tank in the USSR armored vehicle tech tree. Over the course of its modernization, the base model was fitted with extra mixed metallopolymer armor. The turret’s supplementary defenses consist of a series of obstructions. These include an outer cambered mold of varying thickness (60-85 mm); a cavity with a set of 5 mm steel sheets positioned at a 65-degree angle and polyurethane filling in between them; and a steel rear wall that is approximately 10 mm thick. The hull’s additional defenses have a similar build – 30 mm outer plating and a set of 5 mm sheets positioned at an angle and with polyurethane filling occupying the empty space in between them. As a result, the tank’s defenses for these components were enhanced to a level comparable to that of the T-64A. In addition to that, the tank was also given anti-HEAT side skirts made of rubber fabric, as well as the capacity for extra steel side skirts – a feature also present in the T-64As. The tank’s bottom has been fitted with extra mine protection, while the turret was equipped with a smoke grenade discharger. Such complex modernization of the tank’s defenses enables the vehicle to withstand hits from numerous modern kinetic and even chemical rounds.
Fun fact: the really standout protective modules on the T-62M-1’s turret were nicknamed “Ilyich’s eyebrows” by the soldiers in honor of the easily recognizable eyebrows of the USSR leader Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev.
Despite the fact that the cannon remained unchanged, the modified tank’s firepower was increased to a new quality level. The T-62M-1 was fitted with guided missiles with a range of up to 4 km and armor penetration of up to 600 mm, two new types of APFS-DS shells, high-explosive hollow charge shells with an armor penetration of 500 mm, as well as HE shells. Such a versatile selection of rounds will cater for any combat situation. In fact, the T-62M-1’s firepower practically rivals that of the mighty M1 Abrams – they will certainly have something to say to each other on the battlefield!
Besides the upgraded armor and armament, the T-62M-1 got a new 690 hp engine, so even with its weight increased due to all the additional protection, the tank can reach a speed over 60 km/h. Furthermore, the DShK on the turret roof will prove to be extremely useful in certain situations: you can use it to reveal the location of the enemy to your team with its tracer rounds or to try and fight off an enemy aircraft.
To cut a long story short, the T-62M-1 turned out to be a pretty solid tank for its time and does pretty well in high-tier battles. Take good care of the hull and sides and choose the right kind of ammo for every target, and it won’t be long before you reign victorious! Good luck!
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Comments (210)
What about Britain, why are we not getting any better british MBT? :(
No of course not, why would Gajin ever give us anything "good"?
for the same reason, any other nation than Russia isnt getting good tanks… its a russian game. you must be quite new here not to know the immense bias going on towards russian vehicles ;)
Can the Brits get some more love at top tier (The marksman is lovely) but we still lacking compared to all other nations outside of France.
Brits get a lot of love......more then they need it
I don't think the dev blogs are done just yet but british have some awesome top tier tanks.. Don't know what you are on about mate!
Where the T80U???
yes where is?
One step at a time! Let's see how the T-62M-1 perform first.
This thing has much better turret armor than Leo2A4 and Type 90 LuL
20-40mm ;[
Probably because historically it did.
not the russian tank that i was expecting. where is the T-72 or the T-80?
Not here this patch. RIP fren
LickMeOut, there is still a few vehicles that is to be added. we shall see them added before the second opening of the dev server. usually there is 3-4 vehicles that is only revealed in the 2nd devs server and 2-3 who aren't reveals before the release himself.
where is my T-80U/A?
Looking at the Armor values of the Type 90 and Leo 2A4 + it´s shells, if there´s going to be a Top Tier Soviet tank, it shouldn´t be the T-80U
According to a quick search, apparently still in service with some nations around the world, so hopefully you can find yours!
Great addition
I've been wanting more modernized versions of in game soviet tanks like the T-34-85M and stuff, or T-62M, etc. (or more variations of current in game vehicles in general). I defiantly want to grind for this tank.
I hope you're joking. Alright, this can be a pretty good tank at 8.7 but it's nowhere near enough to counter the M1, Type 90, and 2A4, and the BV modification for the T-64B is outright useless in your game, only adds further weight and thus worsens its already poor movement. Are you now looking for accusations of ‘anti-Russian bias’, because it sure seems like it… I haven't been playing USSR rank VI for the past three months after you managed to ruin it with the M1—must I wait for 3 more months?
Stop the bloody power creep and think with your mind instead of your wallet when adding new vehicles. This would have been entirely fine had it not been for the M1 and now Type 90 and 2A4.
You realize the BV modification makes the T-64B immune to any CE ammunition, right? DM12, SS.11, HOT, you name it. And it didn't even get a BR raise for it. The only thing that can penetrate the T-64B is ultra-high penetration KE ammunition that is only found on 9.7 vehicles. The T-64B is still 9.3. You still have a railgun that can lolpen everything you see. You just don't have invincible armor anymore.
Nice tank, but please fix rank 6 economy first.
I mean all these MBT's are cool and all but when will we see more support AFV's? M3 Bradley, BMP-2, Marder 1, maybe even Warrior and Type-89??
We're thinking about it, not sure if / when.
Ouiche, Awesome to hear, hope sooner rather then later :) thanks!
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