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Type 63 multiple rocket launcher
| Type 63 107mm rocket launcher | |
|---|---|
 Type 63 rocket launcher | |
| Type | Multiple rocket launcher |
| Place of origin | China |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Operators |
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| Production history | |
| Designed | 1961 |
| Manufacturer | State Factory 847 |
| Produced | 1963–? |
| Variants | Type 81 SP version on truck |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 602 kg (1,327 lb) |
| Length | 2.90 m (9 ft 6 in) |
| Width | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Height | 0.91 m (3 ft) |
| Crew | 5 |
| Shell | HE, HE-I and HE-frag |
| Caliber | 106.7mm |
| Carriage | Split trail |
| Elevation | −3° to +57° |
| Traverse | 32° |
| Muzzle velocity | 385 m/s (1,260 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 8.05 km (5 mi) |
The Type 63 multiple rocket launcher is a towed, 12-tube, 107mm rocket launcher produced by the People's Republic of China in the early 1960s and later exported and manufactured globally. Although no longer serving with active infantry units, the Type 63 is still in People's Liberation Army service with specialized formations such as mountain infantry units and special forces detachments.[5] The Type 63 was widely used in the PLA until the late 1980s. It was adopted as the successor of the Type 50-5 of 102mm.
China has also developed a Type 63 multiple rocket launcher of 130mm. The RPU-14 is a Soviet 140mm MRL of similar design to the Type 63.
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