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.
[1] Unlike the U.S. M109 howitzer, this self-propelled gun is made from steel and not aluminum alloy.
[1] The typical Chinese artillery regiment (one for each armoured division) has 18 SPG organized as one battalion with three batteries.
Not long after entering service it was determined to be obsolescent and China started to develop new systems, like the PLZ-45 (mainly for international market) and the real Type 83's replacement, the PLZ-05.