The reason why this news is quite noticeable is that on the one hand, the Type 63 amphibious tank is a product of the 20th century, and why it is still being used now, and on the other hand, it is why Vietnam is still using weapons made in China.

recently saw a news that Vietnamese Army showed off a rare Chinese-made Type 63 amphibious tank last week. The reason why this news is quite noticeable is that on the one hand, the Type 63 amphibious tank is a product of the 20th century, and why it is still being used now, and on the other hand, it is why Vietnam is still using weapons made in China.

Before answering these two questions, let’s focus on the Type 63 tank first. By looking at relevant information, we can see that in the late 1950s, the Armored Soldier Command issued a development order, and the Type 63 amphibious tank was the product. It is worth noting that when the Type 63 amphibious tank was developed, it referenced many technologies of the Soviet PT-76 amphibious tank. Compared with the PT-76, the Type 63 amphibious tank has a larger size, more oil storage and stronger floating ability.

It is worth noting that the Soviet Union's PT-76 mainly focuses on floating rivers and lakes, and mainly performs reconnaissance tasks, but the Type 63 amphibious tank is for frontal combat. So, the Type 63 is equipped with a 62-85TC 85mm rifled gun, with a total combat weight of 18 tons, and the thickest part of the armor is twice that of the PT-76. At the same time, the Type 63 amphibious tank also uses many advanced things, such as water jet propulsion, which can reach 12 kilometers per hour. For example, the leading electric turret at that time and the assembled 12-cylinder gasoline engine that can output 400 horsepower. However, if we talk about the most satisfying thing about the Type 63 amphibious tank, it should be the seaworthiness of the commonly equipped laser rangefinder . After all, the ability to fire during navigation is really unexpected.

Of course, the Type 63 amphibious tank is by no means perfect. The actual combat in the late 1970s proved that it was not suitable for fighting in mountains and jungles. Specifically, when he was in North Vietnam, the Type 63 tank had difficulty moving forward on narrow mountain roads and had poor climbing capabilities. Moreover, because the armor was too thin, it would be a fatal danger once it encountered anti-tank weapons. By the way, after the war statistics were conducted at that time, the loss rate of the Type 63 amphibious tank was the highest. Later, based on targeted issues, our army launched the 63A type of water and land tank .

As for now, the Type 63 amphibious tank is an old equipment half a century ago. It has long been replaced by the 05 amphibious tank and has retreated to the second line. As for Vietnam still using our Type 63 amphibious tank, that's historical reasons. During the US-Vietnam conflict, in order to help Vietnam fight against the United States, the Soviet Union and China provided a large number of weapons, including the Type 63 tanks. It is said that the Vietnamese army invested it in South Vietnam , causing considerable trouble for the US military, and later became the "pioneer" to attack Saigon . However, after the Sino-Vietnam gets into evil, the Vietnamese army is betrayed with the weapons of China's aid and eats the rations saved by China to seize the islands of our territory.

But then again, the Type 63 amphibious tank can still be displayed, which is enough to show that the Vietnamese army is very satisfied with it. It has been used for 50 years and is still carefully maintained, which once again proves that our army's equipment is solid enough. However, at the same time, the Vietnamese army still uses weapons and equipment from 60 years ago to clarify a problem, that is, children fed by someone will never grow up. Whether it is "feeding", "feeding" by the Soviet Union or "feeding", these "feeding" are all ready-made weapons and equipment, but Vietnam itself does not know how to develop military industry. Not only that, because there is no economic strength and industrial system, the top leaders of the Vietnamese military are still going to do business and do not pay attention to the military's equipment issue at all.

Overall, Vietnam is still using old equipment from the 20th century, which is worth our deep consideration: to make good use of every opportunity for development so that we will not derail with the world. Finally, I want to say that fortunately, the development over the past century has made us understand that unity and struggle are the only way for the Chinese people to create historical achievements.