The volunteers presented a fire support vehicle based on the T-62 tank
6 June, 2023 A fire support vehicle on a T-62 chassis, June 2023. Photo credits: @padrevaletudo Ukrainian volunteers created a fire support vehicle based on the T-62 trophy tank.
The vehicle was developed with the assistance of the Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation. The new vehicle is already ready to be tested. Its photo was published on Twitter.
It is worth noting that the developers position it as a BMPV, that is, a heavy infantry fighting vehicle. However, the published photo does not capture a troop compartment. The hull of the captured Russian T-62M tank is the basis of the fire support vehicle.
A turret with a 30mm automatic cannon, which was removed from the Russian BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle, was installed on the modified hull instead of the tank turret.
A fire support vehicle on a T-62 chassis, June 2023. Photo credits: @padrevaletudo
Kontakt-1explosive reactive armor, designed to increase the vehicle's protection against high-explosive anti-tank projectiles, was installed on the upper frontal part of the hull and turret. In turn, the vehicle's lower front part is covered with a protective screen.
The vehicle received onboard armored metal screens to protect the upper part of the hull up to the aft part where the engine is located. The installation of Kontakt-1 ERA and screens is designed to increase the survivability of the fire support vehicle on the battlefield, saturated with anti-tank weapons. Previously, the Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation handed over an armored recovery vehicle based on the T-62 to the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade.
Armored recovery vehicle based on the T-62 of the Ukrainian military. April 2023, Ukraine. Photo credits: Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
A manipulator crane was installed on the armored recovery vehicle, an armored "cabin" was welded instead of a tank turret, and additional tanks and tools were also installed.
As previously reported, during the counteroffensive actions of the Ukrainian troops in the Kherson region, the Russian military lost a significant number of T-62M and T-62MV tanks.