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The Type 83 is a 152 mm self-propelled howitzer used by the People’s Liberation Army of China. This self-propelled gun system was developed by Factory 674 (Harbin First Machinery Building Group Ltd) and based on a tracked chassis. The project’s development started in the late 1970s and the prototype was completed in February 1980 followed by a second in 1981. Production was authorized in 1983 under the designation Type 83.
