Type 67
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| Type 67 | |
|---|---|
 The main Type 67 variants | |
| Type | main battle tank |
| Place of origin |  Daekan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1967-present |
| Used by | Daekan |
| Production history | |
| Designer | 5th of February Tractor Plant |
| Designed | 1965-1967 |
| Manufacturer | Several plants |
| Produced | 1966 |
| No. built | More than 2,000 |
| Specifications (Type 67A) | |
| Weight | 39 t (42 short tons) |
| Length | 9.34 m (30 ft 8 in) with barrel in forward position 6.63 m (21 ft 9 in) hull only |
| Width | 3.30 m (10 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in) |
| Crew | 4 (commander, driver, gunner, loader) |
| Armor | 242 mm turret front 102 mm at 60° hull front |
Main armament | 115 mm U-5TS (2A20) smoothbore gun (50 rounds) |
Secondary armament | 12.7mm Type 54 HMG on the cupola 7.62mm Type 70 GPMG (co-axial) |
| Engine | Taebaek DE51 670 hp |
| Suspension | torsion-bar |
| Ground clearance | 425 mm (16.7 in) |
Operational range | 700 km on road (with external fuel drums) |
| Speed | 55 km/h (road) |
The Type 67 (MoD designation: Development 565) is a Daekanese main battle tank first introduced in 1967. A development of the Vanquarian T-62, the base variant of the tank was nothing more than a T-62 with a local engine, with later variants diverting more and more from the original design, most notably with the addition of turret bustles. It gradually became the stadnard main battle tank in Daekanese People's Army service, supplamenting the Type 59, and wasn't fully replaced in that role until the introduction of the Type 87 in 1987. More than 2,500 were made and hundreds were exported, while a few hundred still remain in DPA service in reserve and trainning formations.
