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Tanks1963–present
Amphibious light tank
Type 63 (tank) is a amphibious light tank originating in China. It was built by 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).
Type 63 (tank)
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China
1963–present
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See Combat History
Military Engineering Institute (MEI) and the No. 60 Research Institute of Fifth Ministry of Machine Building
1960 - 1963
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)
1963 - ? (ended)
More than 1,550
See Variants
19.83 tonnes
8.44 m 7.15 m (hull only)
3.2 m
3.122 m (with the AA HMG) 2.522 m (without the AA HMG)
4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)
Welded rolled steel 11 mm hull front 14 mm hull upper side 10 mm hull rear 10 mm hull bottom 10 mm hull top
85 mm Type 62-85TC rifled gun (47 rounds)
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)
12150L-2 12-cylinder liquid-cooled diesel 402 hp (300 kW) at 2,000 rpm
20.3 hp/tonne (15.1 kW/tonne)
Manual, planetary
torsion bar
400 mm
545 litres
370 km (road) 340 km (cross country) 120 km (water)
64+ km/h (road) 30+ km/h (cross country) 12 km/h (water)
Cambodia
China
Congo-Brazzaville
Myanmar
Tanzania
Venezuela
Vietnam
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| 28 Sept 2026 | 8.44 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 8.44 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Type 63 (tank) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Number column of the Wikipedia list table under "Light tanks". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Reported count for Type-63. Service scope: Myanmar 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): quantity: 150. 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 Type 63. Service scope: Army equipment; 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: 8. 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. 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: 45. 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 Type 63. Service scope: Tanzanian 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: 18. 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 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: 320. 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.
Cambodia, China, Congo-Brazzaville, Myanmar, Tanzania, Venezuela, Vietnam
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