Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Myanmar Mechanized Infantry (3)

63 Amphibious Light Tank



Type Amphibious light tank
Place of origin  People's Republic of China
Service history
In service 1963 – present
Used by See Operators
Wars See Combat History
Production history
Designer Military Engineering Institute (MEI) and the No. 60 Research Institute of Fifth Ministry of Machine Building
Designed 1960 - 1963
Manufacturer 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)
Produced 1963 - ? (ended)
Number built More than 1,550
Variants See Variants
Specifications (Type 63-I)
Weight 19.83 tonnes[1]
Length 8.44 m[2]
7.15 m (hull only)[1]
Width 3.2 m
Height 3.122 m (with the AA HMG)[1]
2.522 m (without the AA HMG)[1]
Crew 4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)

Armor Welded rolled steel[2]
11 mm hull front[1]
14 mm hull upper side[1]
10 mm hull rear[1]
10 mm hull bottom[1]
10 mm hull top[1]
Main
armament
85 mm Type 62-85TC rifled gun (47 rounds) [1]
Secondary
armament
7.62 mm Type 59T coaxial medium machine gun (2,000 rounds)[1]
12.7 mm Type 54 anti-aircraft heavy machine gun (500 rounds)[1]
7.62 mm Type 59T anti-aircraft medium machine gun (optional)[3]
Engine 12150L-2 12-cylinder liquid-cooled diesel
402 hp (300 kW) at 2,000 rpm
Power/weight 20.3 hp/tonne (15.1 kW/tonne)
Transmission Manual, planetary[4]
Suspension torsion bar
Ground clearance 400 mm[1]
Fuel capacity 545 litres[1]
Operational
range
370 km (road)[4]
340 km (cross country)[4]
120 km (water)[4]
Speed 64+ km/h (road)[2]
30+ km/h (cross country)
12 km/h (water)[2]











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