Soviet OBB T-62 designations

[Smersh]

Just to sum everything up, after more than a week of looking into T-62 designations, and many posts with different info, I'm going to leave out "K" command tanks and protoypes since they are not represented in the game:

T-62:(1961-1962*) baseline T-62. In 1969 some T-62s began produced with 12.7mm AAmg ,DSHKM. In 1975, which is the same year serial production ended, T-62s began being retrofitted with a laser range finder, KTD-1.

*depending on source, Russian sources say 1961.

currently in the OBB the T-62 (unit 17) is introduced in 1962, the model with the AAmg is called a T-62M (unit 18) and is available starting in 1971. The variant with the laser range finder is called T-62 M1975 (unit 19), no problems here.

T-62D:(1983) T-62 with "Drozd/Arena" system. Mostly used in Naval tank units.

Currently in the OBB the T-62D is only available in CS-MBT formations. But Naval MBT formations have the T-55D, missing the T-62D.

T-62M:(1983) major modernization upgrade, includes KTD-2(or 1)laser range finder, ATGM "Sheksna" missles, and new ballastic computer. Also includes Optional brow armor and side skirts. Variant with the V-46-5M engine is called T-62M-1*. Variant without ATGM launcher is called T-62M1. Variant with "Drozd/Arena" system is called T-62MD.Variant with ERA armour (instead of brow) is called T-62MV(1985).

*all T-62 with the V-46-5M engine add "-1" to designation examples: T-62M-1, T-62MV-1, T-62M1-1.

currently in the OBB, the unit with T-62M designation is unit 18 which is the model with the AAmg. The true T-62M is given the designation T-62M1/BDD (unit 21/22). This is incorrect since the unit does have an ATGM launcher. As far as I know, unit 23 is also called T-62M1V, but also has missiles.

T-64 M1984?(1984) according to one source, this is a T-62 fitted with brow armor, used during the afganistan war. This variant is in the game (unit 20), but is suprisingly it's given snow camo. maybe a note should be made on the unit, identifying it as a special variant used in Afganistan, and not part of the regular T-62 variants.

[Smersh]

T-55AD (unit 72 and 779) and T-62D (unit 76) models in the current OBB have only one "drozd" shot. They actually carry 8 shots, 4 on each side.

http://armoured.vif2.ru/T-55ad_e_1.jpg

[DRG]

Did you happen to note that in the game there are only two choices for number of "Arena" or "drozd" shots ? You get 1 or 2.

Does your source tell you how many of those "drozd" are fired at a time to counteract a threat ?

FWIW there are other 55AD's in the game with 2 and I'll increase the Russian ones to 2 as well as the T-62D

Don

[Smersh]

Sources seem to say, fires "a rocket". but it doesn't matter if it fires 2 or 4 rockets, since like you said there are only two options:1 or 2

[DRG]

We are off topic on a T-62 thread but for FWIW I'm glad you provided that photo and I dug into this a bit deeper as the T-55AD appears to be an "A" model with the added "D" ("drozd") There is no extra added side HEAT armour in any of the photos I've seen. It's a plain old "A" with the anti missile defenses added and the 55AD's we have in the game have all have HEAT side hull and turret armour which I guess I'll need to remove now ??? The t-62D has no extra HEAT armour and I don't see anything indicating the 55AD did either.

Don

[DRG]

I hate quoting Wikipeadia becasue anyone can edit it but...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-55

T-55AD/T-55AMD/T-55AD1/T-55AMD1 - "D" refers to tanks with Drozd ('thrush') APS. Soviet Naval Infantry saved money by installing Drozd on a small number of tanks instead of opting for appliqué armour, or acquiring newer T-72s. About 250 were kept in stores for secrecy, but later switched to simpler reactive armour.

Don

[Smersh]

your right, I didn't notice that either.