Type 63

Type 63 stats at a glance

The Type 63 has 1120 hit points , 80mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 40 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 320 damage per shot with 230mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1795.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.5:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the Type 63 can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.7:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Type 63 can theoretically output up to 1795 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Type 63 compares to its peers

There are 107 tier 8 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Type 63. Its 1120 HP places it in the top 97% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1238). Frontal hull armor of 80mm ranks in the top 100% for the class (peer average: 144mm). Top forward speed of 40 km/h is faster than 57% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 320 damage per shot, higher than 23% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 230mm puts it in the top 19% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Type 63 vs Chrysler K — tier 8 heavy tank from USA
• Type 63 vs Chrysler GF — tier 8 heavy tank from USA
• Type 63 vs T26E5 — tier 8 heavy tank from USA
• See full tier 8 heavy tank tier list — all 107 vehicles ranked

Related tier 8 heavy tanks

• 110 — China
• 112 FL — China, premium
• 112 — China, premium
• 50TP prototyp — Poland, premium
• 50TP Resilient — Poland, premium
• 53TP Markowskiego — Poland
• 56TP — Poland, premium
• Object 703–II (100) — USSR, premium
• All Japan tanks · Tier 8 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

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.

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