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Armoured personnel carrier
Type 63 (armoured personnel carrier) is a armoured personnel carrier originating in China. It was built by 618 Factory / Norinco. Reported operators include Iraqi Kurdistan, Myanmar, North Korea, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.
ChinaType 63 (armoured personnel carrier)
Max Smith · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedArmoured personnel carrier
China
Vietnam War Angolan Civil War Uganda–Tanzania War Sino-Vietnamese War Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Gulf War 2003 invasion of Iraq War in Iraq (2013–2017) Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
618 Factory / Norinco
12.6 tonnes
5.476 m
2.978 m
2.58 m
2 + 10
14 mm maximum, welded steel
Type 54 12.7 mm machine gun
8-cylinder air-cooled, turbo-charged diesel KHD BF8L 413F 320 hp 320 hp
torsion bar
500 km
65 km/h, off-road 46 km/h
Iraqi Kurdistan
Myanmar
North Korea
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Vietnam
Zimbabwe
The Type 63 (industrial designation YW531 )
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.476 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.476 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.476 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.476 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.476 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.476 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.476 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Type 63 (armoured personnel carrier) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
CambodiaNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Armoured personnel carriers". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Myanmar
North KoreaReported count for Type 63. Service scope: Korean People's Army Ground Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 500. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
PakistanReported count for Type 63. Service scope: Pakistan Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 100. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Sri Lanka
Sudan
VietnamReported count for Type 63. Service scope: Vietnam People's Ground Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 80. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
ZimbabweArmy exact named equipment holdings: VTT-323. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (T). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Iraqi Kurdistan, Myanmar, North Korea, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for Type 63. Service scope: Zimbabwe National Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): number: 30 in service. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.