Type 15 tank vs Type 63A light tank: Specs Compared

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ATanks

Light tank

Credit

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BTanks

Amphibious light tank

First system

Second system

At a glance

Type 15 tanklarger figure on 1 of 1

Type 63A light tanklarger figure on 0 of 1

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

13 of 25 rows sourced on both sides

9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m

9.6mGun forward

Length

All recorded figures & sources

9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m^[source]

9.6 m

Gun forward

Single source

Gun forward: 9.6 m (31 ft)^[source]

Configuration

Type 15 tank and Type 63A light tank configuration
Specification	Type 15 tank	Type 63A light tank
Type	Light tank^[source]	Amphibious light tank^[source]
Place of origin	China^[source]	People's Republic of China^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	—
Designer	201st Research Institute^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant^[source]

No. built	1000+^[source]	—

Secondary armament	Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher^[source]	12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun, 7.62mm coaxial machine gun^[source]

Engine	Electronically controlled diesel engine 8V132 with fully-automatic transmission 1^[source]	—

Power/weight	30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)^[source]	26.4hp/tonne^[source]

Suspension	Hydropneumatic suspension^[source]	torsion bar^[source]

Status	The Type 15 ( Chinese : 15式轻型坦克 ; pinyin : yīwǔ shì qīngxíng tǎnkè , also designated ZTQ15 ), codenamed the Black Panther ( Chinese : 黑豹 ; pinyin : hēi bào ), is a Chinese third generation light tank family operated by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force , People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps , and People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps ^[source]	—