The third Soviet medium tank produced, The T-62 features many improvements over it's pre-WWII cousin, the T-54/55. The gunner can use an IR searchlight, mounted on the right side of the main gun. The T-62 still has a water-cooled diesel engine, and the same snorkeling and smoke screen capabilities of the T-55. The T-62 also still has the PAZ radiation detection system, though some later models are fully NBC sealed. Later models also incorporate passive night vision equipment along with a laser range finder (in place of the stadiametric reticle range finder), though these replacements were never instituted on a wide scale, and thus are encountered rarely.

      The most noticeable improvements over the T-55 is in the 115 mm smoothbore gun. Also incorporated is an automatic loading system. Since the incorporation of the T-62A, the main gun has been stabilized, and thus able to move while firing.

      The commander's coupla is on the left side of the turret. On the right side, the loader's hatch is closer to the turret front than the commander's. The driver's hatch is on the left side of the full front.

      The most notable variants are the T-62A, T-62E, and the T-62M1. The T-62E has improved armour over the T-62A (with also the incorporation of 'belly armour' to protect against mines) and an enhanced engine, as a result of the war in Afghanistan. The T-62M1 shares the same statistics as the T-62E, though it incorporates the Volna fire control system and the KDT-2 laser range finder (RF +2). Add $30,000 to the price.