BT-7 artillery

BT-7 artillery stats at a glance

The BT-7 artillery has 312 hit points , 20mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 51.6 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 164 damage per shot with 38mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2050.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.1:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the BT-7 art. can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.6:1. The BT-7 art. has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

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Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the BT-7 art. can theoretically output up to 2050 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How BT-7 art. compares to its peers

There are 37 tier 3 light tanks in WoT, including the BT-7 art.. Its 312 HP places it in the top 100% for hit points among same-tier light tanks (peer average: 344). Frontal hull armor of 20mm ranks in the top 81% for the class (peer average: 31mm). Top forward speed of 51.6 km/h is faster than 61% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 164 damage per shot, higher than 100% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 38mm puts it in the top 94% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• BT-7 art. vs M3 Stuart — tier 3 light tank from USA
• BT-7 art. vs MTLS-1G14 — tier 3 light tank from USA
• BT-7 art. vs Locust — tier 3 light tank from USA
• See full tier 3 light tank tier list — all 37 vehicles ranked

Related tier 3 light tanks

• 10TP — Poland
• A7E3 — UK, premium
• AMX 38 — France
• BT-5 — USSR
• BT-SV — USSR, premium
• Type 97 Chi-Ha — Japan
• Cruiser Mk. III — UK
• Type 98 Ke-Ni Otsu — Japan, premium
• All USSR tanks · Tier 3 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

In 1934–1935 the design bureau of the Kharkov Locomotive Factory developed this artillery modification of the BT-7. The new elliptical turret was equipped with the 76.2-mm KT-28 gun. In addition, some vehicles received new radio stations. A total of 155 artillery BT-7s were manufactured. The vehicles saw combat on the Karelian Isthmus, in Manchuria, and during the first period of the Great Patriotic War.

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