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L9 bar minelarger figure on 0 of 3
Type 63 (tank)larger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source120 centimetres (47 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | L9 bar mine | Type 63 (tank) |
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| Type | Anti-tank blast mine[source] | Amphibious light tank[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1969–present[source] | 1963–present[source] |
| Filling | TNT[source] | — |
| Used by | — |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Hull
Single source8.44 m 7.15 m (hull only)[source]
commander, gunner, loader, driver
Single source4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)[source]
Maximum; 64+ km/h (road) 30+ km/h (cross country) water
Single source64+ km/h (road) 30+ km/h (cross country) 12 km/h (water)[source]
Operational; Cross-country
Single sourceOperational; road
Single sourceOperational; water
Single source370 km (road) 340 km (cross country) 120 km (water)[source]
12150L-2 12-cylinder liquid-cooled diesel at 2,000 rpm
Single source12150L-2 12-cylinder liquid-cooled diesel 402 hp (300 kW) at 2,000 rpm[source]
Filling weight
Single source8.4 kilograms (19 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See Operators[source] |
| Wars | — | See Combat History[source] |
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| Designer | — | Military Engineering Institute (MEI) and the No. 60 Research Institute of Fifth Ministry of Machine Building[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1960 - 1963[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Norinco Factory 615 Shaanxi Weiyang Diesel Engine Plant (陕西渭阳柴油机厂) and Factory 256 Southwest Vehicles Factory (西南车辆制造厂)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1963 - ? (ended)[source] |
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| No. built | — | More than 1,550[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Armor | — | Welded rolled steel 11 mm hull front 14 mm hull upper side 10 mm hull rear 10 mm hull bottom 10 mm hull top[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 85 mm Type 62-85TC rifled gun (47 rounds)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 7.62 mm Type 59T coaxial medium machine gun (2,000 rounds) 12.7 mm Type 54 anti-aircraft heavy machine gun (500 rounds) 7.62 mm Type 59T anti-aircraft medium machine gun (optional)[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 20.3 hp/tonne (15.1 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Manual, planetary[source] |
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| Suspension | — | torsion bar[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 400 mm[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 545 litres[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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