BZ-72-1

BZ-72-1 stats at a glance

The BZ-72-1 has 1760 hit points , 155mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 30 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.2:1. This pronounced angling makes the BZ-72-1 significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.0:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How BZ-72-1 compares to its peers

There are 71 tier 10 heavy tanks in WoT, including the BZ-72-1. Its 1760 HP places it in the top 80% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1843). Frontal hull armor of 155mm ranks in the top 54% for the class (peer average: 170mm). Top forward speed of 30 km/h is faster than 7% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• BZ-72-1 vs 113 BO — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• BZ-72-1 vs 113 — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• BZ-72-1 vs 113 — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• BZ-72-1 vs 116-F3 — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• See full tier 10 heavy tank tier list — all 71 vehicles ranked

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 the 1950s, the Chinese school of tank building began to move away from copying foreign designs to creating something new. A deterioration in relations with the U.S.S.R. led to an increase in the proportion of their own developments which, despite their external similarity to Soviet models, had Chinese origins. Work on the BZ-72-1 began in the late 1960s. An interesting feature of the vehicle was its jet boosters, which were supposed to improve crossing capacity in difficult terrain. In addition, an autoreloading mechanism was planned to be used. However, due to the high cost of production, ...

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