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Type 63

Multiple rocket launcherChinaRetired
Type 63
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Key specs

Type
Multiple rocket launcher
Origin
China
Manufacturer
State Factory 847
Designed
1961
Entered service
1963
Production start
1963
Status
Retired
Crew
5

Multiple rocket launcher

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Overview

Type 63 is a multiple rocket launcher from China, made by State Factory 847. It entered service in 1963; production began in 1963. It fires 106.7 mm rockets up to 8.1 km. It is used or was used by Azerbaijan, Türkiye, China, Albania and 23 other countries, and saw combat in the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Iraq War, the Yugoslav Wars, among others.

Specifications

Armament
Caliber
106.7 mm
Maximum range of fire
8 km
Dimensions and weights
Weight
1 t
Length
2.90 m
Width
1.65 m
Height
0.91 m

Variants

Type 81 SP version on truck

Users & conflicts

Conflicts
Vietnam WarSoviet–Afghan WarIran–Iraq WarYugoslav WarsIraq WarRusso-Ukrainian War
Operators
AlbaniaAzerbaijanCambodiaChadChinaEgyptEthiopiaIndonesiaIranIraqJordanNorth KoreaLibyaMyanmarNicaraguaPakistanRussiaSouth AfricaSudanSyriaTürkiyeVenezuelaVietnamZimbabweAfghanistanBosnia and HerzegovinaLebanon

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (ru): Тип 63 (РСЗО), Wikipedia
  2. Wikipedia: Type 63 multiple rocket launcher, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.