Type 62

The Norinco Type 62 is a Chinese light tank developed in the early 1960s, based on the Chinese Type 59 with a reduced main gun calibre, lighter armour and a smaller suite of electronics and other equipment to help reduce weight. Bearing in mind that the Chinese Type 59 is essentially the Soviet T-54, its reduction the Type 62 with its 85 mm cannon and wedgy little turret is clearly reminiscent of the hull-predecessor of the T-54 which is T-44-85, which turret and gun are from the T-34-85. The Type 62 is retired from the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Forces, but is still in use with other nations. It had recently been upgraded to modern standards and to provide the PLA with a dedicated light tank. It is also known under its industrial designation, WZ-131.

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1963 — 2013  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Type 59-16; Type 62 Tank; Type 62 light tank; WZ131
mass 21 tonne, 
light tank, Albanian Armed Forces, Korean People’s Army, People’s Liberation Army, Harbin First Machinery Building Group Ltd, Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo, Sudanese Armed Forces, People's Republic of China, 

38M Toldi, BT-6, Expeditionary Tank, Ford 3-Ton M1918, Kolohousenka, light tank, LK I, Object 934, Panzer IA, Ripsaw, Spähpanzer Ru 251, Straussler V-4, T-100 light tank, T-18 tank, Type 4 Ke-Nu, Type 60, Type 93, Verdeja, Vezdekhod No. 2, 

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Frameless

ChineseType62Tankgraphic

62式轻型坦克大灯

Old tank at Red Detachmennt of Women Memorial Park

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		ChineseType62Tankgraphic		Commons
commons	image		62式轻型坦克大灯		Commons
commons	image		Old tank at Red Detachmennt of Women Memorial Park		Commons