Manufacturer catalog

Factory 847

Factory 847 is the Chinese state-factory designation attached in open references to the Type 63 107 mm multiple rocket launcher line. The designation points to a state ordnance plant rather than a public export company, and later references often place continuing Type 63-family production under NORINCO.

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Factory 847 is the name used in open reference works for the Chinese development and production line behind the Type 63 107 mm multiple rocket launcher. Those references treat it as a historical industrial designation rather than a public-facing company with a modern standalone site.

The public record is narrow but useful: Factory 847 anchors the Type 63 launcher family, while later producer references point to NORINCO as the public corporate umbrella associated with continued Chinese production and export context. The Type 81 truck-mounted launcher and Type 63-I lightened launcher are best treated as Type 63-family variants unless stronger plant-level documentation separates them.

Rocket artilleryLauncher productionOrdnance manufacturing

Notable Systems

Type 63 107 mm multiple rocket launcher, Towed 107 mm multiple rocket launcher, Artillery

Type 63 107 mm multiple rocket launcher

Towed 107 mm multiple rocket launcher

Open references identify State Factory 847 as the developer or manufacturer for the Type 63 line, a 12-tube 107 mm launcher accepted for service in 1963 and produced in large quantities.

Sources: Type 63 on Weaponsystems.net, Type 63 on GlobalSecurity
Type 63 107 mm multiple rocket launcher, Towed 107 mm multiple rocket launcher, Artillery

Type 81 107 mm rocket launcher

Towed 107 mm multiple rocket launcher

GlobalSecurity describes the Type 81 as a Type 63 launcher mounted on the rear bed of a 4x4 truck, while Weaponsystems.net illustrates the Type 81 as a Chinese Type 63 launcher combined with a small utility vehicle.

Sources: Type 63 / Type 81 on GlobalSecurity, Type 63 on Weaponsystems.net

Manufacturer History

  1. Type 63 development line begins

    Weapon references place the Type 63's development in the late 1950s through 1961 and attach the design to State Factory 847.

    Sources: Type 63 on Weaponsystems.net, Type 63 on GlobalSecurity

  2. Type 63 enters production

    Open references say the Type 63 entered service in 1963 and list State Factory 847 as its manufacturer.

    Sources: Type 63 on Weaponsystems.net, Type 63 on GlobalSecurity

  3. NORINCO appears in later producer references

    Weaponsystems.net lists China - Norinco among later producers for the Type 63 family, supporting a conservative link from the plant designation to the later public corporate umbrella.

    Sources: Type 63 on Weaponsystems.net

  4. Chinese Type 81 variant documented

    GlobalSecurity and Weaponsystems.net both describe the Type 81 as a vehicle-mounted Type 63-family launcher, giving the plant-linked family a truck-mounted Chinese branch in open references.

    Sources: Type 63 / Type 81 on GlobalSecurity, Type 63 on Weaponsystems.net

Website links
Official NORINCO Group websiteType 63 on Weaponsystems.netType 63 on GlobalSecurity

Factory 847 is a historical Chinese factory designation with sparse standalone public corporate documentation. Open references usually identify the related Type 63 line by the plant number and then map later production references under NORINCO, so this profile keeps the corporate interpretation conservative.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Type 63 on Weaponsystems.netPublisher: WeaponSystems.net | Note: Supports the State Factory 847 developer label, the Type 63 development and production dates, the later NORINCO producer mapping, and the launcher specification context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Type 63 on GlobalSecurityPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports the State Factory 847 manufacturer label, the 1963 service date, and the Type 63 specification context used in this manufacturer profile. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Type 63 / Type 81 on GlobalSecurityPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports Type 63-family background, including Type 63-I, Type 85, and the NORINCO Type 81 truck-mounted launcher description. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Type1963 107mm Rocket Launcher on Wikimedia CommonsPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and reuse context for the CC BY-SA 4.0 photograph used to illustrate the Type 63 system associated with Factory 847. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

Category

Artillery

Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.

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Type 63 107 mm multiple rocket launcher, Towed 107 mm multiple rocket launcher, Artillery2001 War in Afghanistan, 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency +2 moreType 63 107 mm multiple rocket launcherTowed 107 mm multiple rocket launcherBuilt in: ChinaThe Type 63 is a Chinese 12-tube 107 mm multiple rocket launcher designed for simple short-range area fire from a light split-trail carriage, truck mount, or derivative launcher. Developed by State Factory 847 and introduced with the PLA in 1963, the system became widely exported and copied; source-backed conflict records now show Taliban Type 63-family launcher use in Afghanistan, Boko Haram capture of a launcher in Niger, Russian Type-63 systems in Ukraine, and Houthi-aligned stocks in Yemen.