The Type 63A (Chinese: 63A式; pinyin: Liùsān A shì; also known as the ZTS63A) is an amphibious light tank upgraded from the Type 63, designed for river-crossing operations at inland rivers and lakes. Its industrial designation is WZ213. The Type 63A is being replaced by the ZTD-05 amphibious assault tank.

Unlike the original Type 63 which was mainly intended for river-crossing operations at inland rivers and lakes, the Type 63A can be launched from amphibious warfare ships 5 – 7 km offshore and travel to the shore with the speed of 28 km/h (which was accomplished thanks to the new engine and redesigned water jet system).

The Type 63A (63A式; or "Liùsān A shì" is also reported in the modern Chinese nimenclature as the ZTS63A and it had the industrial index WZ213. Like the vehicle it replaces, its the same amphibious light tank, albeit upgraded in area, and designed to be more efficient in river-crossing operations as well as to cross inland rivers and lakes.

63式水陆坦克（英文：Type 63 Amphibious Tank，中国工厂代号：WZ211），是中国20世纪60年代研制的第一代水陆坦克，由中国北方工业公司研发。 1958年10月开始设计，于1960年开始小批量生产并交部队试用。

The initials stands for "Hai Gai" of "Further Improved", a prototype from the mid-1990s announcing the Type 63A, with improved amphibious capabilities. Rounded bow nose extension, redesigned hull for long distances seaworthiness, new 105 mm rifled gun instead (similar to Type 59-II, 59D, 69 80 MBT but with reduced recoil).

The Type 63A (also known as ZTS63A) is an modernised upgraded version of the Type 63 (Chinese copy of the PT-76) amphibious tank, specially designed for maritime amphibious warfare. Unlike the original Type 63/PT-76, which was mainly intended for river-crossing operations at inland rivers and lakes, the Type 63A could be launched from ...

The Type 63A (Chinese: 63A式; pinyin: Liùsān A shì; also known as the ZTS63A) is an Amphibious light tank upgraded from the Type 63, designed for river-crossing operations at inland rivers and lakes.

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The Type 63A, also known as the ZTS63A and WZ213, is an amphibious light tank developed for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) on the basis of the Type 63 amphibious light tank introduced in 1963. The Type 63 tank was Chinese development based on the Soviet PT-76 amphibious light tank of the early 1950s.

2022年5月26日 · The main armament of the 63A tank is a 105-mm low-impulse rifled cannon with an ejector and a muzzle brake, capable of fighting most types of modern armored targets (similar to the type 59 tank cannon).