122mm M-62T2
122mm 2A17
Overview
122mm M-62T2
122mm M-62T2 tank gun on display at the museum of the Motovilikha plant as seen in 2012.
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Origin
Soviet Union
Type
Cannon
Entered service
1958
Status
Out of service
Development
1949 - 1955
Developer
Soviet Union
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No. 172 Motovilikha plant
M.Y. Tsirulnikov
M.Y. Tsirulnikov
Production
1955 (3 prototype)
1957 - 1965 (series production)
1957 - 1965 (series production)
Producer
Soviet Union
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No. 172 Motovilikha plant
Soviet Union - No. 221 Barrikady plant
Soviet Union - No. 221 Barrikady plant
Number produced
Over 1.200
Designations
2A17 (GRAU index of M-62T2)
Notable users
Soviet Union
Details
Facts
122mm M-62T2
General
Origin
Soviet Union
Type
Cannon
Barrel
Caliber
122mm separate loading shells
Barrel length
5.61 m
Rifling
Yes
Muzzle brake
Multi-slotted muzzle brake
Muzzle velocity
850 m/s for BR-472
1.575 m/s for BM-11 APFSDS
865 m/s for OF-472
Operation
Action
Manually loaded
Breech
Semi-automatic horizontal sliding wedge
Rate of fire
4 to 5 rpm
Recoil mechanism
Hydraulic recoil brake and hydropneumatic recuperator
Recoil stroke
0.55 m maximum
Dimensions
Weight
2.785 kg moving mass of the gun
Length
6.93 m
Media
122mm M-62T2
Close-up of 122mm M-62T2 tank gun on T-10M heavy tank on display in a museum as seen in 2011.
Source: Ferran Cornellà
Copyright: CC BY-SA 3.0
122mm M-62T2
Forward view of 122mm M-62T2 tank gun on T-10M heavy tank on display in a museum as seen in 2012.
Source: Oleg Yunakov
Copyright: CC BY-SA 4.0
122mm M-62T2
Rear view of 122mm M-62T2 tank gun on display at the museum of the Motovilikha plant as seen in 2012.
Source: Smell U Later
Copyright: CC BY-SA 3.0
122mm M-62T2
Rear view of 122mm M-62T2 tank gun on display at the museum of the Motovilikha plant as seen in 2012.
Source: Smell U Later
Copyright: CC BY-SA 3.0
Platforms
T-10M
The T-10M heavy tank is armed with the 122mm M-62T2 coupled to a 2E12 Liven two-plane stabilizer.
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