Type 63
Overview
Type 63-I
Left side view of Type 63-I amphibious light tank on display at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution as seen in 2018.
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Details
Media
Type 63-I
Top view of Type 63-I amphibious light tank on display at the Beijing Military Museum as seen in 2007.
Source: Max Smith
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Type 63-II
Right side view of a Chinese Type 63-II amphibious light tank with laser range finder over the main gun.
Source: Chinese internet
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Type 63-I
Top view of Type 63-I amphibious light tank on display at the Beijing Military Museum as seen in 2010.
Source: Gary Todd
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Type 63-I
Former Chinese Type 63-I amphibious light tank on display as a monument photographed in 2024.
Source: Sprt98
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Type 63-I
A Type 63-I light tank of the NVA breaks through a gate and enters Independence Palace in Saigon in 1975.
Source: Chinese internet
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Type 63-I
Abandoned Type 63-I amphibious light tank in Hue city as seen in 1972.
Source: Unknown author
Copyright: Copyright lies with original owner
Type 63-I
Two Type 63-I amphibious light tanks of the North Vietnamese army firing their 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns during the Vietnam war.
Source: Unknown author
Copyright: Copyright lies with original owner
Type 63-II
Left side view of a Chinese Type 63-II amphibious light tank with laser range finder over the main gun.
Source: Chinese internet
Copyright: Copyright lies with original owner
Type 60 prototype
Prototype Type 60 amphibious light tank built and tested in 1959. Note the 76mm gun with pepperpot muzzle brake and central driver's position.
Source: Chinese internet
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Type 63-I
Type 63-I amphibious light tank on display at the Beijing Military Museum as seen in 2007.
Source: Max Smith
Copyright: Public domain
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PT-76
The Type 63 is inspired by the Soviet PT-76, but is not a direct copy as some source claim. The hull design and amphibious propulsion are different, as is the turret and its armament.
Type 62
The Type 63 takes several design elements of the Type 62 light tank. Most obvious is the turret, although the one on the Type 63 has less armor. The Type 63-I also uses an engine derived from the one used on the Type 62.