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BT-7
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BT-7

USSRUSSR·Light TankLight Tank

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.

Configuration
Health
540
DPM
1,588
View range
350m
Speed
65km/h
Camo
87Excellent
A-01 · ARMOR SCHEMA

Armor thicknessMeasured

Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.

Armor
6mm
20mm

Hull

All 8 plates

Turret 2 of 2

All 7 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Weaponry
DPM
1,588
Damage
45
Penetration
98 mm
… at 500m
90 mm
Reload time
1.70 s
Rate of fire
35.29/min
Aim time
1.50 s
Dispersion
0.350 m
… moving
0.140
… tank traverse
0.140
… turret traverse
0.080
… after firing
2.0
Damage vs. modules
50
Caliber
37.0 mm
Shell velocity
915 m/s
Max range
720 m
Ammo capacity
200
Potential damage
9,000
Shell cost
35 cr
Mobility
Top speed
65 km/h
Reverse speed
20 km/h
Power/weight
38.43 hp/t
Tank traverse
52.0 °/s
Turret traverse
40.0 °/s
Effective top speed
… hard
65.0 km/h
… medium
65.0 km/h
… soft
65.0 km/h
Effective traverse
… hard
52.0 °/s
… medium
41.6 °/s
… soft
18.1 °/s
Gun elevation
25 °
Gun depression
8 °
Gun traverse range
360°
Terrain resistance
… hard
0.80
… medium
1.00
… soft
2.30
Everything Else
Hull armor
20 / 19 / 13
Turret armor
20 / 15 / 15
Health
540
Engine health
105
… repaired
52
Track health
80
… repaired
60
… repair time
4.57 s
Ammo rack health
110
… repaired
75
Fuel tank health
100
… repaired
40
Total weight
14,310 kg
Stationary camo
14.50 / 6.31%
Moving camo
14.50 / 6.31%
View range
350 m
Fire chance
15%
Tank cost
137,000 cr
Gun Constraints

360° traverse

Crew
  • CommanderRadio Operator
  • GunnerLoader
  • Driver
A-03 · MODULE RESEARCH

Module research

Guns
III
Stock
45 mm 20K (BT-7)
IV
160
37 mm ZiS-19 (BT-7)
Turrets
III
Stock
BT-7 mod. 1935
IV
925
BT-7 mod. 1937
Radios
IX
Stock
12LL
Engines
III
Stock
M-17T (BT-7)
IV
1,250
V-2 (BT-7)
Tracks
III
Stock
BT-5
IV
815
BT-7
A-04 · SERVER PERFORMANCE

Server performance

Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d

Avg WN8
2501
Unicum
Avg WNX
1761
veryGood
Win rate
47.2%
Bad
DPG
596
Frags
0.98
Spots
2.00
Survival
18.8%
Dmg taken
513
Hit rate
69.1%
Spot assist
109
Track assist
7
Defense
0.78
Avg XP
409

Aggregated from 1,014 tracked NA players · 7,462 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.

MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%—
85%—
95%—

Reach these combined damage (dealt + assist) values over a rolling window to earn marks of excellence.

Performance over time

Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift

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Population spread

How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)

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A-05 · TOP OPERATORS

Top players

Highest performers in the BT-7 on NA

  1. #1MACHETE__119 battles1,657
  2. #2Blitzkrieg1943337 battles1,205
  3. #3_DarthFox_141 battles1,095
  4. #4_Foxey_375 battles1,006
  5. #5ohs294 battles1,003
  6. #6SyntaxWhiplash3D117 battles994
  7. #7FloydfreakTMW101 battles979
  8. #8fala79238 battles924
  9. #9MasterNaso1,384 battles870
  10. #10Arcturus28518 battles841
A-06 · VIDEO INTEL

Video reviews

Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players

A-07 · SIMILAR HULLS

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A-08 · CHANGELOG

Balance changelog

What changed for this tank between game versions

  1. 2.0Sep 1, 2025
    • Dispersion during movement——
    • Dispersion on hull traverse——
    • Mobility on hard terrain——
    • Mobility on medium terrain——
    • Mobility on soft terrain——
    • Dispersion during movement——
    • Dispersion on hull traverse——
    • EngineM-17L 1,400 r/minM-17T (BT-7)
    • Power450510
    • EngineM-17Tremoved
    • EngineV-2V-2 (BT-7)
    • Power480550
    • View range330340
    • GunBT-7 mod. 1935 / 45 mm 20KBT-7 mod. 1935 / 45 mm 20K (BT-7)
    • Reload time2.11.8
    • Dispersion at 100 m0.440.42
    • Aiming time1.91.7
    • AP damage4750
    • APCR* damage4750
    • HE damage6270
    • AP penetration5175
    • APCR* penetration88112
    • GunBT-7 mod. 1937 / 45 mm 20KBT-7 mod. 1937 / 45 mm 20K (BT-7)
    • Reload time1.91.8
    • Dispersion at 100 m0.420.4
    • AP damage4750
    • APCR* damage4750
    • HE damage6270
    • AP penetration5175
    • APCR* penetration88112
    • GunBT-7 mod. 1937 / 37 mm ZiS-19BT-7 mod. 1937 / 37 mm ZiS-19 (BT-7)
    • Reload time1.81.7
    • Dispersion at 100 m0.370.35
    • Aiming time1.71.5
    • Dispersion after firing——
    • AP damage4045
    • APCR* damage4045
    • HE damage5060
    • AP penetration5898
    • APCR* penetration92133
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