Type 63 characteristics
Firepower
- Damage
- 320hp
- Penetration
- 230mm
- DPM
- 1,794
- Reload
- 10.70s
- Rate of fire
- 5.61/min
- Aim time
- 2.00s
- Accuracy
- 0.280m
- Dispersion moving
- 0.180
- Shell velocity
- 1,150m/s
- Caliber
- 105mm
- Gun depression
- 5°
- Gun elevation
- 8°
Mobility
- Top speed
- 40km/h
- Reverse speed
- 15km/h
- Engine power
- 860hp
- Power/weight
- 16.5hp/t
- Hull traverse
- 34.0°/s
- Turret traverse
- 25.0°/s
- Hard terrain
- 1.10
- Medium terrain
- 1.20
- Soft terrain
- 2.30
Survivability
- Hit points
- 1,120hp
- Hull armor (front)
- 80mm
- Turret armor (front)
- 175mm
- Fire chance
- 0%
- Ammo rack HP
- 200hp
- Track HP
- 220hp
Spotting & other
- View range
- 380m
- Signal range
- 720m
- Camo (still)
- 0.1%
- Camo (moving)
- 0.1%
- Weight
- 52.0t
Type 63 historical reference
The Type 63 project was an independent development by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to improve firepower and armor while maintaining high mobility. The main innovation was the design of the turret with an oscillating isolated central armament compartment, at the rear of which the autoloader was located. Work on the project was discontinued at the stage of configurational concepts and turret patents.