page_title: Type 62
section_title: Former operators
hierarchical_section_title: Type 62 / Operators / Former operators
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Des blindés des forces armées zaïroises lors d'un défilé. Extrait du reportage "Mobutu Sese Seko&#160;: bâtisseur du Zaïre nouveau", 1985, diffusé via la RTBF
context_page_description: The Norinco Type 62 is a Chinese light Tank developed in the early 1960s and is based on the Chinese Type 59 with a reduced main gun calibre, lighter armour and a smaller suite of electronics and other equipment to help reduce weight. The Type 62 is retired from the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Forces, but is still in use with other nations. It had recently been upgraded to modern standards and to provide the PLA with a dedicated light tank. It is also known under its industrial designation, WZ131.
context_section_description:  Albania - 35 received in the 1970
   China - More than 1,499 produced. 800 in service as of 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2003. 400 modernized in service as of 2005. Retired in early 2013, replaced by ZTD-05.
   Mali - 18 ordered in 1980 from PRC and delivered in 1981. None in service in 2011.
   North Korea - 50 ordered in 1971 from PRC and delivered between 1971 and 1972. They remained in service as of 1985 and 1990. There were none known to be in service as of 1995.
   Zaire - 70 delivered in 1975-1976.
caption: Zairian Type 62s during a military parade in Kinshasa, 1985.
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