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During the Soviet war in Afghanistan, the T-62 was the main tank used by the Soviet army.^[1] T-62s were employed for convoy escort, supporting cordon and search operations, or for defending bases and strategic points, in which case they were used as static pillboxes. In moutainous regions, armoured units were roadbound, and proved vulnerable to ambushes and anti-tank mines. As the main gun couldn't point higher than thirty degrees above the chassis, the T-62 couldn't fire at

The Soviets used tanks pretty much in the same way as the US Army did in Vietnam, with many tanks in fire support bases. The BDD armour package appeared on many tanks towards the end of the war. This was an applique armour package specially designed to defeat shaped charges, ie RPG's, and consists of an applique plate on the glacis and two horse-shoe shaped blocks fitted to the front of the turret.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,,2052149,00.html