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Type 63 (armoured personnel carrier)

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The Type 63 is a Chinese armoured personnel carrier that entered service in the late 1960s, the first armoured vehicle designed in China without Soviet assistance. Its simple design is comparable to other armoured personnel carriers of its era, such as the M113. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
Classification
Caliber
12.7x108mm 1
Weapon Class
Armored fighting vehicle 1
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Used In

Angolan Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 63 (armoured personnel carrier)
Gulf War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 63 (armoured personnel carrier)
Iran-Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 63 (armoured personnel carrier)
Sri Lankan Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 63 (armoured personnel carrier)
Vietnam War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 63 (armoured personnel carrier)
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1. Wikipedia: Type 63 (armoured personnel carrier)
  • Used In: Vietnam War, infobox wars field: 'Vietnam War'
  • Used In: Angolan Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Angolan Civil War'
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iran?Iraq War'
  • Used In: Sri Lankan Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Sri Lankan Civil War'
  • Used In: Gulf War, infobox wars field: 'Gulf War'
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Wikidata: Type 63 (armoured personnel carrier)
Wikidata Q616595, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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