Title:
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T-62 MAIN BATTLE TANK 1965-2005
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By: |
Steven Zaloga, Tony Bryan (Illus) |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£12.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
184603390X |
ISBN 13: |
9781846033902 |
Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
Pub. date: |
10 August, 2009 |
Series: |
New Vanguard No. 158 |
Pages: |
48 |
Description: |
Examines the development of the T-62 using combat descriptions to bring to life the operational history of this tank from the deserts of the Sinai to the harsh terrain of Afghanistan. |
Synopsis: |
The Soviet Army hastily developed the T-62 in a struggle to compete against the rapid proliferation of NATO tanks in the 1960s. It was essentially a modification of the widely-manufactured T-55 tank with the addition of a new 115mm gun. Within the USSR itself, the T-62 was quickly superseded, but it was widely exported, becoming a critical component of the Egyptian and Syrian armies in the 1973 Yom Kippur conflict and heavily influenced later designs of the M1 Abrams and Challenger tanks. In the first English-language history of this tank, Steven Zaloga examines the development of the T-62 using detailed combat descriptions to bring to life the operational history of this tank from the deserts of the Sinai to the harsh terrain of Afghanistan. |
Illustrations: |
Illustrations |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |