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Multiple rocket launcher
Type 63 multiple rocket launcher is a multiple rocket launcher originating in China. The cited manufacturer or builder is State Factory 847.
Type 63 multiple rocket launcher
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Retained English infobox, specifications and article text
Type 63 107mm rocket launcher Type 63 rocket launcher Type Multiple rocket launcher Place of origin China Service history Used by See Operators Wars Vietnam War Lebanese Civil War Sino–Vietnamese War Soviet-Afghan war Iran–Iraq War KDPI insurgency (1989-1996) Second Sudanese Civil War Yugoslav Wars
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Multiple rocket launcher
China
See Operators
Vietnam War Lebanese Civil War Sino–Vietnamese War Soviet-Afghan war Iran–Iraq War KDPI insurgency (1989-1996) Second Sudanese Civil War Yugoslav Wars Iraq War Iraqi insurgency Somali Civil War First Libyan Civil War Central African Civil War Syrian Civil War South Sudanese Civil War War in Iraq (2013-17) Second Libyan Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Tigray War Sudanese civil war (2023–present) Gaza war
1961
State Factory 847
1963–?
Type 81 SP version on truck
602 kg (1,327 lb)
2.90 m (9 ft 6 in)
1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
0.91 m (3 ft)
5
HE, HE-I and HE-frag
106.7mm
Split trail
−3° to +57°
32°
385 m/s (1,260 ft/s)
8.05 km (5 mi)
Albania
Azerbaijan
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Chad
China
Congo-Kinshasa
Djibouti
Egypt
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Indonesia
Iran
Liwa Fatemiyoun
Iraq
Iraqi Kurdistan
Jordan
North Korea
Libya
Mauritania
Myanmar
Namibia
Nicaragua
Pakistan
Russia
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Somaliland
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Syria
Turkey
Venezuela
Vietnam
Zimbabwe
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| 28 Sept 2026 | 2.9 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2.9 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 2.9 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Type 63 multiple rocket launcher equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Reported count for Type 63 multiple rocket launcher. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): no.: 270. 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.
Army exact named equipment holdings: T-107. 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: ARTILLERY / 107mm. 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.
Reported count for Type 63. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 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): quantity: 4. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited reference period. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Number column of the Wikipedia list table under "Multiple rocket launchers". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Reported count for PH-63. Service scope: People's Liberation Army Ground Force; 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): quantity: 1,330. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Number column of the Wikipedia list table under "Multiple rocket launchers". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Number column of the Wikipedia list table under "Rocket artillery". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Number column of the Wikipedia list table under "Multiple-rocket launcher (358)". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Lower-bound count for Type 63. Service scope: Ethiopian 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): quantity: 500+. Origin: China Ethiopia. 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.
Reported count for Type 63. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 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): in service: 16. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2021), not the article revision. 2021 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Type 63. Service scope: Ghana 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): quantity: 3. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. Cited source 2024-02-13. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Type 63. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 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): quantity: 6. 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.
Reported count for Fajr 1 / Type 63. Service scope: Iranian Army; does not replace a national total. 2 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): quantity: 600 / quantity: 700. Origin: Iran China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Lower-bound count for Type 63 multiple rocket launcher. Service scope: Libyan 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): quantity: 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.
Lower-bound count for 107 mm Type-63. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 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: 500+. Origin: China / Sudan. 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.
Marines exact named equipment holdings: Fajr-1. 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: ARTILLERY / MRL 107mm. 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.
Albania, Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Chad, China, Congo-Kinshasa, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Indonesia, Iran, Liwa Fatemiyoun, Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Jordan, North Korea, Libya, Mauritania, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Russia, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
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