May 19, 2022 · The new design was passed on to Factory 615 and the Shaanxi Weiyang Diesel Engine Plant to set up the final production design soon after it was accepted for service. This design would be known as Type 63-I, with Type 63 being used for the vehicle with the 240 hp engine. The name was changed to Type 63, owing to its year of adoption.

Mar 25, 2024 · The Type 63 was designed to replace both the SKS and milled AK with its stamped receiver. The traditional stock was chosen because the higher ups loves the idea of bayonet meelees. The main factory that builds the Type 63, State Factory #296, fully switched to Type 63 production from the SKS in 1969.

What sets the Type 63 apart from other hulldown monsters at tier 8 is that its actually very mobile - with Turbo, it moves like a slow medium tank. Equipment : Hardening/Turbo/Rammer. Running Stabs over Hardening works, though personally I find the gun handling good enough, and I really like the extra HP to combat the low base HP pool.

Jul 31, 2023 · With the reveal of the new Japanese Heavy tanks, there have been some glaring differences from their forms in WoT Blitz. Perhaps the biggest change is with Tier 8. Blitz’s Tier 8 tech tree tank, the Chi-Se is not being added, instead being replaced by the Type 57, a Tier 8 premium in Blitz. The tier 8 premium here will be the all-new Type 63.

Aug 2, 2023 · The name is the biggest issue. With the turret being actually a real design from 1977, the name "Type 63" suddenly becomes really silly. Tank being called "Type 63" indicates that the turret designed in 1977 literally time-travelled 15 years back to find its way on a tank from early 1960s. I don't mind fictional designs too much, but a turret ...

The Type 57 has much better armor than the Type 63, and it has increased alpha (360 compared to 320) as well as better DPM. The only thing the Type 63 offers over the Type 57 is somewhat better gun handling and mobility. Oh, and that's not to mention that the turret doesn't become completely useless once you rotate it slightly to either side.

Apr 28, 2020 · What warrents the Chinese Type 63-I being at 6.3? I understand that it is fast on roads in a straight line (40mph) and has HEAT-FS for the 85mm gun (300mm); but it can be killed by .50cals at range (11mm turret armour all round, and no armour above 14mm on the tank), has an 11.18 second reload stock (8.6 ace), no heavy machine gun, no smoke ...

Sep 30, 2023 · However, there weren't enough Type 56 AKs to go around and equip the PLA's submachine gun troops, so the Chinese developed the Type 63 as an SKS/AK hybrid for their submachine gun troops. The Vietnam War disproved the Chinese doctrine of combined rifle/submachine gun units and cemented the role of the assault rifle in modern warfare.

Jun 19, 2020 · Type 63A. History. The Type 63A is a Chinese amphibious light tank developed in 1997 to upgrade the then existing Type 63 amphibious light tank for the marines. It improves heavily on the original design, mounting a fully stabilized, lower recoil 105mm gun, capable of firing APFSDS, HEAT-FS, and HE, as well as laser beam guided ATGMs.

Aug 5, 2023 · It also means the cooldown time is a lot shorter, so that technically means the Type 63 will have more opportunities to get the improved accuracy. Assuming the turret is as robust as it seems on paper, it’ll also be able to expose itself more often, making the lower alpha less of a …