After the worsening of the Sino-Soviet relationship and further escalation of the threat of nuclear strikes, the armed conflict between two countries finally broke out on Damansky/Zhenbao Island on the Ussuri River. On March 15th, 1969, T-62 №545 crossed the frozen Ussuri River to assault the island, but it was disabled by Chinese artillery and mines, forcing the crews to abandon the vehicle alongside their commander. After artillery wars to gain control of the vehicle, the Soviets sank the tank with artillery fire. A month later, the PLAGF recovered the tank with the help of PLAN divers, and it was sent to Beijing for further evaluations.

Introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision" as part of a premiums pack in the Gaijin store, the T-62 №545 is identical in performance to the Soviet T-62. It differs from its Soviet counterpart by the "545" numbering on the turret sides, access to Chinese camouflages, and a lack of spare track link attachment points on its upper and lower glacis. Of course, these details have little relevance in battle, and as a T-62 it features a powerful 115 mm smoothbore cannon that performs far better than the Type 69's domestic cannon, with some technologies reverse-engineered and used for revising the flawed Type 69.

The T-62 №545 was removed from the store in May 2020. It has since been made available for purchase in-game for specific mini-events like the 2021 "Lunar New Year" and 2022 "Lunar New Year" events.