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BT-7 — Tier III Soviet light tank

BT-7

III
Cost
  • 6 000
  • 700
Preceded by
Succeeded by

Parameters

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510
HP
1 / 18
231.0m
View range
14 / 18
Firepower
Shell
931
DPM
12 / 18
78
Penetration
5 / 18
65
Damage
7 / 18
5
Devices/crew damage
3 / 18
—
Burst damage
— / —
870
Velocity
4 / 18
20.51%
Penetration loss over distance
11 / 18
—
Explosion radius
— / —
787
DPM
11 / 17
95
Penetration
9 / 17
55
Damage
6 / 17
25
Devices/crew damage
3 / 17
—
Burst damage
— / —
1050
Velocity
4 / 17
35.79%
Penetration loss over distance
13 / 17
—
Explosion radius
— / —
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
45.0
Caliber
6 / 18
14.32
Rate of fire
8 / 18
4.19
Reload time
4 / 13
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
/ / /
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
1.15
Base aim time
1 / 18
0.384
Dispersion
6 / 18
Dispersion factors
0.170
When moving
2 / 18
0.170
When rotating
2 / 18
0.100
When rotating turret
6 / 18
3.500
After shot
12 / 18
Gun angles
8°
Depression
11 / 18
15°
Elevation
18 / 18
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 18
47.98
Turret traverse speed
1 / 18
Mobility
15.44
Weight
3 / 18
Speed
45
Forward
14 / 18
20
Backward
2 / 18
Effective Power / Weight ratio
27.53
On hard terrain
2 / 18
25.03
On medium terrain
2 / 18
17.99
On soft terrain
1 / 18
Traverse speed
41.37
On hard terrain
15 / 18
37.61
On medium terrain
15 / 18
27.04
On soft terrain
16 / 18
5.28m×1.69m×1.87m
Size
13 / 18
Concealment
32.00%
While still
15 / 18
32.00%
While moving
8 / 18
11.00%
Upon firing while still
12 / 18
11.00%
Upon firing while moving
7 / 18
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 253m
188.0m
While still
188.0m
While moving
230.7m
Upon firing while still
230.7m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 64–80
  • 48–64
  • 32–48
  • 16–32
  • 0–16
Spaced armor
  • 64–80
  • 48–64
  • 32–48
  • 16–32
  • 0–16
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

The Soviet wheeled caterpillar tank used in the 1930s–1940s. The third vehicle in the series of the Soviet light BT tanks. The BT-7 differed from its predecessors in the welded hull of a modified shape and a new engine. A total of 5,556 vehicles of different variants were produced and saw action during the Khalkhyn Gol battles, Polish Campaign, Winter War and World War II.