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]

69 MBT

Myanmar Mechanized Infantry (2)

59D

Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	People's Republic of China
Production history
Manufacturer	First Inner Mongolia Machinery Factory, Norinco
Produced	1958 - 1980
Number built	9,500
Specifications
Weight	36 tonnes (35 long tons; 40 short tons)[1]
Length	6.04 metres (19.8 ft) (hull)[1]
Width	3.27 metres (10.7 ft)[1]
Height	2.59 metres (8 ft 6 in)[1]
Crew	4[1]
Armor	20 - 203 mm[2]
Main armament	100 mm rifled gun
Secondary armament	2 x Type 59T 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun,[3] Type 54 12.7 mm air-defence machine gun
Engine	Model 12150L V-12 liquid cooled diesel 520 hp (390 kW)
Power/weight	14.44 hp/tonne[1]
Suspension	torsion bar
Operational range	450 km,[1] 600 km with external tanks
Speed	50 kilometres per hour (31 mph)[1]

Myanmar Mechanized Infantry (1)

T-72s

Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1973–present
Production history
Designer	Kartsev-Venediktov
Designed	1967–1973
Manufacturer	Uralvagonzavod
Unit cost	30,962,000–61,924,000 rubles (US$1–2 million) (in 2009)[1]
Produced	1971–present
Number built	25,000+
Specifications (T-72A[3][2])
Weight	41.5 tonnes (45.7 short tons)
Length	9.53 m (31 ft 3 in) gun forward 6.95 m (22 ft 10 in) hull
Width	3.59 m (11 ft 9 in)
Height	2.23 m (7 ft 4 in)
Crew	3
Armour	steel and composite armour
Main armament	125 mm 2A46M smoothbore gun
Secondary armament	7.62 mm PKT coax machine gun, 12.7 mm NSVT antiaircraft machine gun
Engine	V-12 diesel 780 hp (582 kw)
Power/weight	18.8 hp/t
Transmission	Synchromesh, hydraulically assisted, with 7 forward and 1 reverse gears.
Suspension	torsion bar
Ground clearance	0.49 m (19 in)
Fuel capacity	1,200 L (320 U.S. gal; 260 imp gal)
Operational range	460 km (290 mi), 700 km (430 mi) with fuel drums
Speed	60 km/h (37 mph)[2]