Because the Type 56 was unable to penetrate the armour of the new generation Soviet tanks such as the T-62, the PLA desperately needed a new individual anti-tank weapon to replace the aging Type 56.
Budući da Type 56 nije mogao uništiti oklop novoj generaciji sovjetskih tenkova T-62, Kineskoj armiji je očajnički bilo potrebno novo anti-tenkovsko oružje koje bi zamijenilo stari Type 56.