The T62 is a Soviet main battle tank that was first introduced in 1961 As a further development of the T55 series, the T62 retained many similar design elements of its predecessor including low profile and thick turret armour In contrast with previous tanks, which were armed with rifled tank guns, the T62 was the first production tank armed with a smoothbore tank gun that could fire British Colossus FV4005 The story of Britain's most powerful tank destroyer began in late January of 1951, when it was decided to develop a tank destroyer even more powerful than the FV4004 Conway, armed with a 1 mm L1A1 gun It was destined to become the most powerful tank destroyer ever built The T72B MBT (Main Battle Tank) is developed from the Russian main battle tank T72A It was entered into service with the Russian army in 1984 Its turret has a new armor package that provides a much higher degree of protection than any previous model of the T72 MBT In addition,, the glacis plate is provided with mm of appliqué armor
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