Type 63 (armoured personnel carrier)

Type 63 (YW531)
Type 63 APC
Type	Armoured personnel carrier
Place of origin	China
Service history
Wars	Vietnam War Angolan Civil War Uganda–Tanzania War Sino-Vietnamese War Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Tiananmen Square Protest Gulf War 2003 invasion of Iraq War in Iraq (2013–2017)
Production history
Manufacturer	618 Factory / Norinco
Specifications
Mass	12.6 tonnes
Length	5.476 m
Width	2.978 m
Height	2.58 m
Crew	2 + 10
Armor	14 mm maximum, welded steel
Main armament	Type 54 12.7 mm machine gun
Engine	8-cylinder air-cooled, turbo-charged diesel KHD BF8L 413F 320 hp 320 hp
Suspension	torsion bar
Operational range	500 km
Maximum speed	65 km/h, off-road 46 km/h

The Type 63 (industrial designation YW531) is a Chinese armoured personnel carrier that entered service in the late 1960s. It was the first armoured vehicle designed in China without Soviet assistance.^[1] The design is simple and is comparable to other APCs of its time such as the M113.

Approximately 8,000 all types and variants were produced by Norinco. It also equips several armies around the world and has seen action in different conflicts including the Vietnam War, the Sino-Vietnamese War, the Iran–Iraq War, and the Gulf War.