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SECTION 10 // ARMOR / VEHICLE PROFILEREF · BZ-79
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BZ-79
China·
Heavy Tank·HT assaultA project for a Chinese heavy tank from the mid-1970s, including design solutions that were advanced for the time. Among these were a 152 mm rifled gun, a powerful multifuel opposed-piston engine, and a welded, complex-shaped hull and turret with additional armor modules. To develop the chassis, the engineers drew on experience from American Patton series tanks and West German Leopard tanks. The vehicle's main feature was liquid jet boosters, which improved mobility in swampy areas and on rough terrain. However, by 1979 the project had been abandoned in favor of a tank with an autoloader and composite armor, offering better firepower and protection with the same dimensions and weight.
Health
2,740
DPM
2,435
View range
390m
Speed
30km/h
Camo
18Terrible
Mark of Excellence requirementsCombined dmg + assist · NA · 2026-07-12
3 marks · 95%
5,392
2 marks · 85%
4,431
1 mark · 65%
3,193
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
25mm350mm
Hull
All 20 plates
Turret
All 29 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications
Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Experimental upgrades0/23 upgrades
Weaponry
- DPM
- 2,435
- Damage
- 690
- Penetration
- 260 mm
- … at 500m
- 252 mm
- Reload time
- 17.00 s
- Rate of fire
- 3.53/min
- Aim time
- 2.80 s
- Dispersion
- 0.420 m
- … moving
- 0.200
- … tank traverse
- 0.200
- … turret traverse
- 0.133
- … after firing
- 4.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 203
- Caliber
- 152.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 1,150 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 30
- Potential damage
- 20,700
- Shell cost
- 2,007 cr
Mobility
- Top speed
- 30 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 15 km/h
- Power/weight
- 13.08 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 30.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 24.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 30.0 km/h
- … medium
- 30.0 km/h
- … soft
- 19.4 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 30.0 °/s
- … medium
- 22.5 °/s
- … soft
- 13.3 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 20 °
- Gun depression
- 8 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 1.20
- … medium
- 1.60
- … soft
- 2.70
Everything Else
- Hull armor
- 150 / 120 / 60
- Turret armor
- 340 / 150 / 70
- Health
- 2,740
- Engine health
- 380
- … repaired
- 190
- Track health
- 260
- … repaired
- 195
- … repair time
- 6.67 s
- Ammo rack health
- 270
- … repaired
- 203
- Fuel tank health
- 225
- … repaired
- 90
- Total weight
- 65,000 kg
- Stationary camo
- 5.65 / 0.96%
- Moving camo
- 2.80 / 0.48%
- View range
- 390 m
- Fire chance
- 12%
- Tank cost
- 7,400,000 cr
Gun Constraints
360° traverse
Crew
CommanderRadio Operator
Gunner
Driver
Loader
A-03 · SERVER PERFORMANCE
Server performance
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A-04 · TOP OPERATORS
Top players
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A-05 · VIDEO INTEL
Video reviews
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A-06 · SIMILAR HULLS
A-07 · CHANGELOG
Balance changelog
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