During the Cold War, with new Western tanks such as the M60 and new variants of the Centurion entering service, Soviet Army Command was worried that the T-55's main armament would not be sufficient to deal with these new threats; thus, the T-62 was created. During the Yom Kippur War, hundreds of T-62s were captured and evaluated by the IDF, with many of them being put into service as the Tiran 6. Many of the T-62s were upgraded to IDF standards, featuring various improvements such as a coaxial M2 Browning HMG mounted on the barrel, an FN MAG LMG mounted in front of the commander's and loader's hatches, new stowage boxes and new headlights, being the same ones found on the Magach series of tanks.

Introduced in Update "Dance of Dragons", the Tiran 6 is almost identical to the T-62 found in the Soviet tech tree, featuring mostly cosmetic differences. Just like its Soviet counterpart, the Tiran 6 is equipped with a two-axis stabilised 115 mm cannon and a 12.7 mm HMG; however, unlike the Soviet one, it is mounted coaxially to the barrel, trading increased traverse speed and field of fire for the ability to fire even when the loader is knocked out. The mobility and firepower of the tank are both quite decent, having a forward top speed of 50 km/h with a 15.7 hp/ton power-to-weight ratio, while also having access to good optics and powerful APFSDS and HEAT-FS shells. The 3BM4 shell features the best all-round performance, trading some penetration against flat armour for significantly improved performance against angled armour, while the 3BK4 shell trades ballistics and post-penetration damage for increased overall penetration at all ranges.