The Type 63 is a Chinese, post-war, 12-tube, 12-tube, unguided 107mm unguided missile launcher. The first prototypes of this weapon appeared probably around 1960, and serial production started in 1963. The launcher's own weight is 602 kg, with a length of 2.9 meters and a width of 1.65 meters. The maximum range is about 8 kilometers.
The Type 63 was developed to replace the Type 50-5 towed 102mm missile launcher. When creating the new weapon, the primary focus was on its mobility and the lowest possible production costs. The main task of the new weapon was to support the attack of own infantry with indirect fire. Based on the Type 63, the Type 81 self-propelled launcher was also developed. The launcher was withdrawn from regular infantry units of the Chinese army until the early 1990s, but is still in service with mountain infantry and airmobile units. The weapons were widely exported to many Third World countries, taking part, among others, in the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988) or the war in Afghanistan (1979-1989).
The BJ212 is a Chinese, originally military, and now also civilian, all-wheel drive (4x4). The military version of the vehicle was designed in the early 1960s, and serial production probably started in 1965 and lasted until 1983. It is assumed that approx. 200 thousand jobs were created in its course. vehicles for the needs of the Chinese armed forces. The drive is provided by a single engine with a power of 75 HP. The main producer of vehicles of this type was the concern now known as Beijing Automobile Works. The design of the vehicle is inspired by such cars as Willys Jeep or Land Rover. When designing the BJ212, the aim was to create as light, highly reliable, and as cheap as possible to produce, all-terrain vehicle. These assumptions have been met to a large extent. It is assumed that the most common version is capable of carrying 5 passengers or 425 kg of cargo. In the Chinese army, the 105mm Type 75 recoilless gun is often mounted on vehicles of this type. It is worth adding that vehicles of this type were widely exported to many Asian and African countries.