It soon entered service with China’s army.
Those problems were addressed in the course of further development, and after testing in river, lake and sea environments, the tank was approved for production as the Type 63 in April 1963. A second prototype, while better, still experienced problems during its first tests in 1959. The first design, designated the Type 60, was unsatisfactory, particularly because its engine overheated. It came from the People’s Republic of China.Ĭhina had acquired some PT-76s in the 1950s, but its continuing tensions with the exiled Republic of China on Taiwan led to the need for an amphibious light tank with better performance and armament for landing operations. This latecomer to the Vietnam War did not arrive from the Soviet Union, however. One of the more exotic North Vietnamese Army tanks to crash through the gates of Saigon’s Presidential Palace on April 30, 1975, was similar to the Soviet-built PT-76 amphibious light tank, but with a rounder turret and a larger gun.
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