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T-62 Business end
Not a tank expert, but appears to be a Soviet made T-62 tank. It sits just off the road at Beale AFB, CA, near the entrance to the gun range.
Not knowing the history of this tank, it was probably one used by the US Marine Corps. The United States Marine Corps (USMC) obtained T-62 tanks from Egypt and Israel. The USMC used these tanks at the National Training Center.
The T-62 Main Battle Tank is a Soviet-era armored vehicle.
It was designed in the early 1960s and saw extensive use during the Cold War.
The T-62 featured advanced technology for its time, including a smoothbore gun and composite armor.
The T-62 Main Battle Tank (MBT) was the last in a series of excellent Soviet tank designs that began with the T-34 in the late 1930s.
T-62 production began in 1962, and an estimated 20,000 were built during the next eight years.
The T-62 was not as successful as Soviet designers had hoped. Its main gun could not be aimed low enough to deal with attacking infantry, and its rate of fire was slowed by the complicated fire control system.
T-62 Business end
Not a tank expert, but appears to be a Soviet made T-62 tank. It sits just off the road at Beale AFB, CA, near the entrance to the gun range.
Not knowing the history of this tank, it was probably one used by the US Marine Corps. The United States Marine Corps (USMC) obtained T-62 tanks from Egypt and Israel. The USMC used these tanks at the National Training Center.
The T-62 Main Battle Tank is a Soviet-era armored vehicle.
It was designed in the early 1960s and saw extensive use during the Cold War.
The T-62 featured advanced technology for its time, including a smoothbore gun and composite armor.
The T-62 Main Battle Tank (MBT) was the last in a series of excellent Soviet tank designs that began with the T-34 in the late 1930s.
T-62 production began in 1962, and an estimated 20,000 were built during the next eight years.
The T-62 was not as successful as Soviet designers had hoped. Its main gun could not be aimed low enough to deal with attacking infantry, and its rate of fire was slowed by the complicated fire control system.