YW531

The Type 63 is a Chinese armoured personnel carrier that entered service in the late 1960s. It was the first armoured vehicle designed in China without Soviet assistance. The design is simple and is comparable to other APCs of its time such as the M113.

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K-63; K63; M-1967; M-1970; Type 63; Type 63 APC; Type 63 armored personnel carrier
mass 12.6 tonne, 12.7 mm machine gun, 
armored personnel carrier, Albanian Joint Forces Command, Iraqi Army, China North Industries Group Corporation Limited, Tanzanian Army, People’s Liberation Army, People's Republic of China, 

armoured personnel carrier, VTT-323, 

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  VTT-323 ⓘ
  

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An Iraqi Type YW-701 command post vehicle sits near a road after being abandoned during Operation Desert Storm DM-ST-91-11664

ChineseType63APC

Type 63 Amphibious APC 20131004

An Iraqi Type YW-701 command post vehicle sits near a road after being abandoned during Operation Desert Storm DM-ST-91-11664

Kurdish fighters in an armored personnel carrier during the 1991 Iraqi uprisings

IrakDesertStorm1991

Type 63 Shalamcheh

Puckapunyal-YW531-1

Puckapunyal-YW701-2

Disabled APC

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		VTT-323	YW531	Wikidata
commons	image		An Iraqi Type YW-701 command post vehicle sits near a road after being abandoned during Operation Desert Storm DM-ST-91-11664		Commons
commons	image		ChineseType63APC		Commons
commons	image		Type 63 Amphibious APC 20131004		Commons
commons	image		An Iraqi Type YW-701 command post vehicle sits near a road after being abandoned during Operation Desert Storm DM-ST-91-11664		Commons
commons	image		Kurdish fighters in an armored personnel carrier during the 1991 Iraqi uprisings		Commons
commons	image		IrakDesertStorm1991		Commons
commons	image		Type 63 Shalamcheh		Commons
commons	image		Puckapunyal-YW531-1		Commons
commons	image		Puckapunyal-YW701-2		Commons
commons	image		Disabled APC		Commons