ST-62 Version 2

ST-62 Version 2 is a tier 10 medium tank from USSR in World of Tanks. This is a premium vehicle — purchased separately from the tech tree.

ST-62 Version 2 stats at a glance

The ST-62 Version 2 has 1560 hit points , 100mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 50 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.3:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the ST-62 Ver. 2 can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.5:1. The ST-62 Ver. 2 has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How ST-62 Ver. 2 compares to its peers

There are 51 tier 10 medium tanks in WoT, including the ST-62 Ver. 2. Its 1560 HP places it in the top 64% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 1554). Frontal hull armor of 100mm ranks in the top 56% for the class (peer average: 99mm). Top forward speed of 50 km/h is faster than 8% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• ST-62 Ver. 2 vs 121 — tier 10 medium tank from China
• ST-62 Ver. 2 vs 121B — tier 10 medium tank from China
• ST-62 Ver. 2 vs AMX 30 B — tier 10 medium tank from France
• ST-62 Ver. 2 vs Ares 90 — tier 10 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 10 medium tank tier list — all 51 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

In the early 1960s, Mobile Vehicle Engineering Institute #100 in Leningrad developed a medium tank with the code name ST-62 Version 2. An emphasis was put on protecting the vehicle from the destructive effects of nuclear weapons (i.e., radiation and shock waves). Initially, the project suggested an unmanned turret, with the whole crew being placed in the hull. However, partners could not produce the autoloader and electronics in time, so a loader/autoloader operator was placed in the turret, as the loading process could not be fully automated. Instead of the standard viewing devices, televisio...

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