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Type 62
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Type 62

ChinaChina·Light TankLight Tank·LT universal

The development of a lightweight version of the Type 59 tank was started in 1957. The new tank was designed to fight in the mountainous and boggy terrain of South China. The first prototype was built in 1962. Later the vehicle underwent several modernizations.

Health
880
DPM
1,964
View range
390m
Speed
60km/h
Camo
87Excellent
Mark of Excellence requirementsCombined dmg + assist · NA · 2026-08-27
3 marks of excellence
3 marks · 95%
2,518
2 marks of excellence
2 marks · 85%
1,920
1 mark of excellence
1 mark · 65%
1,268
A-01 · ARMOR SCHEMA

Armor thicknessMeasured

Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.

Armor
12.5mm
45mm

Hull

All 8 plates

Turret

All 7 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Field mods
Lv 0/5
Weaponry
DPM
1,964
Damage
180
Penetration
145 mm
… at 500m
135 mm
Reload time
5.50 s
Rate of fire
10.91/min
Aim time
2.30 s
Dispersion
0.370 m
… moving
0.140
… tank traverse
0.140
… turret traverse
0.100
… after firing
4.0
Damage vs. modules
115
Caliber
85.0 mm
Shell velocity
793 m/s
Max range
720 m
Ammo capacity
47
Potential damage
8,460
Shell cost
170 cr
Mobility
Top speed
60 km/h
Reverse speed
23 km/h
Power/weight
20.48 hp/t
Tank traverse
54.0 °/s
Turret traverse
48.0 °/s
Effective top speed
… hard
60.0 km/h
… medium
60.0 km/h
… soft
60.0 km/h
Effective traverse
… hard
54.0 °/s
… medium
45.0 °/s
… soft
20.8 °/s
Gun elevation
20 °
Gun depression
5 °
Gun traverse range
360°
Terrain resistance
… hard
0.50
… medium
0.60
… soft
1.30
Everything Else
Hull armor
35 / 20 / 20
Turret armor
45 / 30 / 20
Health
880
Engine health
105
… repaired
52
Track health
140
… repaired
105
… repair time
5.71 s
Ammo rack health
160
… repaired
110
Fuel tank health
150
… repaired
60
Total weight
21,000 kg
Stationary camo
14.40 / 6.22%
Moving camo
14.40 / 6.22%
View range
390 m
Fire chance
12%
Gun Constraints

360° traverse

Crew
  • Commander
  • Gunner
  • Driver
  • LoaderRadio Operator
A-03 · SERVER PERFORMANCE

Server performance

Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d

Avg WN8
1626
Very Good
Avg WNX
1566
good
Win rate
49.2%
Below Average
DPG
721
Frags
0.70
Spots
2.66
Survival
19.8%
Dmg taken
799
Hit rate
67.3%
Spot assist
588
Track assist
24
Defense
0.20
Avg XP
694

Aggregated from 481 tracked NA players · 2,331 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.

MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%1,268
85%1,920
95%2,518

Reach these combined damage (dealt + assist) values over a rolling window to earn marks of excellence.

Performance over time

Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift

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Population spread

How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)

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A-04 · TOP OPERATORS

Top players

Highest performers in the Type 62 on NA

  1. #1Overlord_Prime119 battles1,901
  2. #2_Supah156 battles1,813
  3. #3julixxx119 battles1,728
  4. #4Tag_a_licious113 battles1,724
  5. #590210_Hero121 battles1,716
  6. #6rohanikov123104 battles1,702
  7. #7CraziestChris135 battles1,695
  8. #8_Alpha___269 battles1,682
  9. #9Mnichu555113 battles1,675
  10. #10CareerTanker106 battles1,644
A-05 · VIDEO INTEL

Video reviews

Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players

A-06 · SIMILAR HULLS

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A-07 · CHANGELOG

Balance changelog

What changed for this tank between game versions

No tracked balance changes

When this tank gets buffed or nerfed in a patch, the change shows up here.

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