Medium T-62M tanks removed from storage are entering service with the tank units of the Russian Armed Forces. They were equipped with anti-cumulative "visors" and additional metal-ceramic armor modules for passive protection of the frontal armor plates of the turret, known among the military as "Ilyich's eyebrows," said military analyst Yevgeny Damantsev.
According to him, the armor modules increase resistance to armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot projectiles (APFSDS) up to 320 mm. Some of the vehicles are being upgraded to the T-62MV level with Kontakt-1 dynamic protection (DZ) kits.
The main tactical and technical trump card of these vehicles is the ability to integrate 9M117M1-2 Arkan anti-tank guided missiles into the ammunition load, with a firing range of up to 5500-6000 m when equipped with 1-PN96MT-02 gunner sights during the daytime and up to 2200 - 2700 m at night. The armor penetration of the tandem cumulative warhead of the 9M117M1-2 ATGM reaches 750 mm behind ERA and 800 mm — without ERA.
In addition, the ballistic characteristics and muzzle energy of the 115-mm U-5TS gun provide the 3BM23 APFSDS with an initial flight speed of about 1580-1615 m/s, a direct shot range against a target 2.7 m high of about 1900-2000 m, and armor penetration of an armor plate with a physical size of up to 350 mm.
The firing range of high-explosive fragmentation projectiles 3OF27 with the help of an angular level or third-party ballistic computers can reach 5800 in the "roaming" gun mode.
Also, the modernized T-62Ms are equipped with telescopic masts with gyro-stabilized multispectral turret complexes of optoelectronic reconnaissance. Consequently, the vehicle can be used in the mode of a combat reconnaissance and patrol vehicle.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that specialists from the repair and restoration units of the Russian army are creating buggies for assault units. They took the GAZ-66 truck as a basis.
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