BT-SV

BT-SV is a tier 3 light tank from USSR in World of Tanks. This is a premium vehicle — purchased separately from the tech tree.

BT-SV stats at a glance

The BT-SV has 340 hit points , 25mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 62 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.3:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the BT-SV can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.1:1. The BT-SV has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How BT-SV compares to its peers

There are 37 tier 3 light tanks in WoT, including the BT-SV. Its 340 HP places it in the top 56% for hit points among same-tier light tanks (peer average: 343). Frontal hull armor of 25mm ranks in the top 69% for the class (peer average: 31mm). Top forward speed of 62 km/h is faster than 89% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• BT-SV vs 10TP — tier 3 light tank from Poland
• BT-SV vs A7E3 — tier 3 light tank from UK
• BT-SV vs AMX 38 — tier 3 light tank from France
• BT-SV vs BT-5 — tier 3 light tank from USSR
• See full tier 3 light tank tier list — all 37 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

Developed in 1937 at Armored Vehicle Repair Base No. 12 (Kharkov command). The BT-SV used parts and components of the BT-7. The hull used 10–12-mm structural steel plates that formed sloped armor; the mass-produced vehicle was supposed to feature 25-mm homogeneous armor steel plates. The vehicle passed trials but did not see service. Subsequently, its sloped armor design was used for the A-20 experimental tank and T-34.

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