T-116

T-116 is a tier 3 light tank from USSR in World of Tanks. This is a premium vehicle — purchased separately from the tech tree.

T-116 stats at a glance

The T-116 has 328 hit points , 15mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 60 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.2:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the T-116 can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.0:1. The T-116 has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How T-116 compares to its peers

There are 37 tier 3 light tanks in WoT, including the T-116. Its 328 HP places it in the top 86% for hit points among same-tier light tanks (peer average: 343). Frontal hull armor of 15mm ranks in the top 94% for the class (peer average: 31mm). Top forward speed of 60 km/h is faster than 75% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• T-116 vs 10TP — tier 3 light tank from Poland
• T-116 vs A7E3 — tier 3 light tank from UK
• T-116 vs AMX 38 — tier 3 light tank from France
• T-116 vs BT-5 — tier 3 light tank from USSR
• See full tier 3 light tank tier list — all 37 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

In 1937, the commander of the Automotive-Armored Directorate Bokis initiated the development of a new reconnaissance tank. The tactical and technical requirements of the autumn of 1937 specified that the vehicle should not be able to go underwater and should be provided with a wheeled caterpillar engine of the BT type. Development started at the Construction Bureau of Factory No. 185. It planned to use an air-cooled engine, transmission units of the PT-1 and T-29 wheeled caterpillar tanks. Later, project development stopped and no prototype was produced.

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