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SECTION 10 // ARMOR / VEHICLE PROFILEREF · BZ-176
BZ-176
VIIIPremium

BZ-176

ChinaChina·Heavy TankHeavy Tank·HT break

In the 1960s, amid tense relations with the Soviet Union, China came up with the concept of creating "frontier-covering forces." The main firepower of this formation was to be units with "frontier-covering tanks" in service. The design allowed the gun to depress through the turret top to reduce the overall vehicle height. In addition, the tank was set to feature twin tracks and jet boosters. Theoretically, due to the high specific power, they would provide good mobility and crossing capacity. The project was closed in 1978, and no prototypes were produced.

Health
1,550
DPM
1,560
View range
380m
Speed
30km/h
Camo
22Poor
Mark of Excellence requirementsCombined dmg + assist · NA · 2026-08-27
3 marks of excellence
3 marks · 95%
3,669
2 marks of excellence
2 marks · 85%
3,019
1 mark of excellence
1 mark · 65%
2,143
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
25mm
320mm

Hull

All 10 plates

Turret

All 29 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Field mods
Lv 0/6
Weaponry
DPM
1,560
Damage
650
Penetration
208 mm
… at 500m
188 mm
Reload time
25.00 s
Rate of fire
2.40/min
Aim time
3.50 s
Dispersion
0.460 m
… moving
0.250
… tank traverse
0.250
… turret traverse
0.200
… after firing
4.0
Damage vs. modules
203
Caliber
160.0 mm
Shell velocity
860 m/s
Max range
720 m
Ammo capacity
30
Potential damage
19,500
Shell cost
1,370 cr
Mobility
Top speed
30 km/h
Reverse speed
15 km/h
Power/weight
10.51 hp/t
Tank traverse
29.0 °/s
Turret traverse
29.0 °/s
Effective top speed
… hard
30.0 km/h
… medium
30.0 km/h
… soft
19.1 km/h
Effective traverse
… hard
29.0 °/s
… medium
26.4 °/s
… soft
13.2 °/s
Gun elevation
20 °
Gun depression
10 °
Gun traverse range
360°
Terrain resistance
… hard
1.00
… medium
1.10
… soft
2.20
Everything Else
Hull armor
240 / 152 / 60
Turret armor
250 / 152 / 60
Health
1,550
Engine health
190
… repaired
95
Track health
220
… repaired
165
… repair time
6.86 s
Ammo rack health
200
… repaired
135
Fuel tank health
175
… repaired
70
Total weight
57,100 kg
Stationary camo
5.90 / 1.04%
Moving camo
2.95 / 0.52%
View range
380 m
Fire chance
12%
Gun Constraints

360° traverse

Crew
  • CommanderRadio Operator
  • Gunner
  • Driver
  • Loader
A-03 · SERVER PERFORMANCE

Server performance

Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d

Avg WN8
1846
Very Good
Avg WNX
1834
veryGood
Win rate
54.8%
Above Average
DPG
1752
Frags
1.01
Spots
1.22
Survival
32.0%
Dmg taken
1396
Hit rate
73.7%
Spot assist
304
Track assist
41
Defense
0.16
Avg XP
954

Aggregated from 2,844 tracked NA players · 16,834 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.

MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%2,143
85%3,019
95%3,669

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-04 · TOP OPERATORS

Top players

Highest performers in the BZ-176 on NA

  1. #1Franchini_123 battles3,588
  2. #2Silver__Ghost201 battles3,477
  3. #3Z_best109 battles3,364
  4. #4julixxx106 battles3,328
  5. #5_TacticalTwerker_199 battles3,300
  6. #6Gazelle_Intensity242 battles3,294
  7. #7Hoarce_Loves_PM191 battles3,292
  8. #8BIG_GUNS_06144 battles3,255
  9. #9Paradox168 battles3,243
  10. #105Kc199 battles3,229
A-05 · VIDEO INTEL

Video reviews

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A-06 · SIMILAR HULLS

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A-07 · CHANGELOG

Balance changelog

What changed for this tank between game versions

No tracked balance changes

When this tank gets buffed or nerfed in a patch, the change shows up here.

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