Type 62 is a Chinese tier 7 premium light tank. It features a great gun with very high DPM, great penetration, and good accuracy, the tank also sports great mobility, but has weak armour.
Armour
(The Type 62 in the images is using Improved Assembly)
Drag slider right -> to view 145mm AP
Drag slider <- left to view 53mm HE
When flat and facing head-on:
Upper plate 65-70mm
Lower plate 50mm
Turret 50-120mm
Armour performance:
Strong areas:
-There are no strong areas to AP/APCR/HEAT, however the turret front & upper plate are HE-proof against most enemies you face (but not Smasher, SU-152, Vindicator).
Main weakpoints:
-The hull side is easy for any tank to HE penetrate.
Gun
Firepower:
-Ammo: AP/HEAT/HE
-Penetration: 145/250/43mm.
-Alpha damage: 200/170/300
-Reload time: 4.9s
-DPM: 2448
Handling:
–Estimated aim time is 2.6/2.7s
–Base aim time is 1.7s, but it can get down to 1.31s.
-Dispersion is 0.326/0.377
–Gun handling is 0.11/0.11/0.05, or 0.1/0.1/0.04 with Vertical Stabilizer.
Usability:
-Shell velocities are 793/793/793 m/s.
-Gun depression is -7 degrees, except the rear of the tank where its -1 degree.
This is a great gun for any tier 7 tank, let alone a light tank. It has great DPM, good accuracy, and very good penetration. The alpha damage is a comfortable 200, which allows the tank to both have good DPM/reload, and have respectable damage per shot (unlike something with 160 alpha).
Other than this its gun handling is very good, aim time is quick, and a very good -7 gun depression.
Mobility
Raw stats:
-Forward speed is 63km/h.
-Reverse speed is -23km/h.
-Raw acceleration rate is 24.7 hp/t.
-Engine power is 519hp for its 21 ton weight.
Hard terrain mobility:
-Actual acceleration is 41.2 hp/t.
-Traverse speed is 78.1 deg/s.
Medium terrain mobility:
-Actual acceleration is 35.4 hp/t.
-Traverse speed is 67.0 deg/s.
Terrain resistance stats:
–Terrain resistances are 0.6/0.7/0.9
The Type 62’s in-game stats don’t make it look fast, however the tank is very nimble due to its high effective acceleration and traverse speed. The top speed is decent, and the tank is able to reach and maintain that 63km very easily.
Equipment loadout
The Type 62 does not have any special provisions or consumables.
Gun Rammer:
Due to having extremely high base HEAT penetration of 250mm, there is no need whatsoever to use calibrated shells. You will not struggle to penetrate any enemy in the Type 62 as it has just such high premium penetration.
Use gun rammer instead, it gives the tank a 4.9s reload with 200 alpha, giving it 2449 DPM.
Improved Assembly:
As the Type 62 is a light tank, there is no armour on it worth enhancing, so use improved assembly.
Improved assembly increases the HP of this tank from 1150 up to 1196, which makes it one of the highest HP tier 7 light tanks.
Vertical Stabilizer:
The Type 62 has good dispersion already (0.326), and its a quick and very active vehicle in battle, so it doesn’t benefit as much from refined gun.
Its better to use vertical stabilizer, which improves the accuracy of the tank while it is moving and after it has moved, its much more beneficial tot he Type 62 as its gameplay is very active and never stationary.
Gameplay advice
The Type 62 is a very active light tank. It plays just like the tier 10 WZ-132-1, but down in tier 7, and with better gun depression but worse armour.
Play it actively as a damage dealer. Though it is a light tank, it plays a lot like a support medium, as it has light armour, decent HP, good mobility, and a very good gun.
You should always be looking for opportunities to flank around enemies, support allies who are alone, or isolate enemy tanks. The Type 62 is just the perfect tank to surprise enemies from angles where they don’t expect, and the gun of the Type 62 really allows to quite confidently take on most enemies it singles out.
Of course as the armour is weak you should still try to avoid getting shot, as the more HP you save at the beginning of the battle, the higher chance you have to win it later. At the end of the battle the type 62 is one of the most powerful tanks in tier 7 as it just has the speed, gun, and camo to be able to carry out wins, given that it also has some HP left to do so.
Overall
Overall the Type 62 is an amazing tier 7 tank, and by far the best premium light tank in the tier. Though its armour is weak, its still generally well angled, which allows it to withstand most HE shells from the front. The gun is amazing in every regard, the penetration is high, alpha damage is comfortable, reload is fast, accuracy is good, and the gun depression is also very good. The mobility is very high, even though its top speed is capped at 60km/h, its high acceleration and traverse mean its able to reach and keep that speed very effectively.
Is it worth getting?
The Type 62 is definitely worth getting. Its not sold that often but its usually quite cheap when it is sold. The tank offers fun gameplay and is also statistically strong. If you really like the T-100 LT tech tree line or the WZ-132-1 tech tree line and just want a premium version of those tanks, the Type 62 is exactly that, but even stronger for its respective tier.
The Type 62 is worth 7,000 gold. Its a very good tank with very strong statistics, and its quite fun to play, Light tanks are not the most new player friendly tank class, but out of all of the tier 7 lights this is by far the most forgiving one to play thanks to its higher HP and good all-round statistics.
Price guide
Prices you can expect the tank to be sold for, based on previous sales in store.
6,000 gold – Camo + equipment + tank.
4,500-5000 gold – Tank only
3,500 gold – Auctions & discount events
Camo cost:
“Dragon” camo: 2D, costs 950 gold
“Dragon (Gold)” camo: 2D, never released.
“Firebreather” camo: 3D, costs 2,800 gold
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