БТ-7 - characteristics review of light tank 4 tier of USSR, how much XP, tech tree, modules, provisions, similar tanks

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БТ-5

БТ-7

М-17Л 1400 об/мин

М-17Т

В-2

71-ТК-3

12LL

БТ-7 обр. 1935 г.

БТ-7 обр. 1937 г.

45 мм 20К

37 мм ЗиС-19

Basic

Tank ID 769

Tank type Light tank

Tier 4

Nation USSR

XP needed

3 200

Price in credits

137 000

Crew 3 people

Commander radioman, commander

Driver

Gunner gunner, loader

Боевая мощь

Damage 40 / 40 / 50 points

Armor percing

Damage 30 - 40 - 50 points

Penetration 44 - 58 - 73 mm

Armor piercing CR

Damage 30 - 40 - 50 points

Penetration 69 - 92 - 115 mm

High explosive

Damage 38 - 50 - 63 points

Penetration 14 - 19 - 24 mm

Penetration 58 / 92 / 19 mm

Gun caliber 37 mm

Gun reload time 1.8 sec

Gun fire rate 33.33 shots/min

DPM 1333 points/min

Gun aim time 1.7 sec

Gun dispersion 0.37 m

Gun elevation angles 8 / 25

Gun horizontal aiming angles 180 / 180

Gun traverse speed 44 deg/sec

Max ammo 200

Survivability

HP 540 points

Hull HP 432 points

Turret HP 108 points

Hull armor 20 / 19 / 13 mm

Turret armor 20 / 15 / 15 mm

Engine fire chance 15%

Mobility

Mass 14.31 ton

Engine power 480 hp

Power per ton 33.54 hp/ton

Speed forward 65 km/h

Speed backward 20 km/h

Steering angle 0 deg

Suspension traverse speed 52 deg/sec

Turret traverse speed 40 deg/sec

Spotting

View range 350 m

Radio signal range 615 m

Compatible modules

Guns

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Damage	Penetration	Reload	Rounds per min	Aim time (sec)	Dispersion	Rounds	Other compatible tanks
45 мм 20К	2	0	2 530	250	47/47/62	51/88/23	2.29	26.25	2.29	0.46	84	БТ-2 Т-46 Т-80 Show 4 more tanks Т-70 Т-26 А-20 БТ-5
37 мм ЗиС-19	3	160	4 250	200	40/40/50	58/92/19	2.29	26.25	2.29	0.39	84	А-20 Т-60 Т-70 Show 2 more tanks Т-26 Т-46

Turrets

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Armor	HP	Traverse speed	View range	Other compatible tanks
БТ-7 обр. 1935 г.	3	0	1 500	950	20/15/15	78	38	330	none
БТ-7 обр. 1937 г.	4	925	3 460	1 050	20/15/15	108	40	350	none

Radio

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Signal range (m)	Other compatible tanks
71-ТК-3	3	0	570	100	300	СУ-18 Т-46 Т-28 Show 8 more tanks БТ-2 Т-26 Т-50 СУ-5 СУ-26 Т-60 АТ-1 БТ-5
12LL	9	5 600	33 600	110	615	А-20 БТ-5 СУ-5 Show 1 more tank СУ-26

Engines

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Power	Fire chance	Other compatible tanks
М-17Л 1400 об/мин	4	0	10 770	610	450	20%	БТ-2 СУ-8 КВ-1 Show 1 more tank Т-28
М-17Т	4	850	13 460	610	500	20%	КВ-1 СУ-14-2 Т-28 Show 3 more tanks КВ-2 СУ-14-1 СУ-8
В-2	5	1 250	18 750	750	480	15%	Т-34 СУ-85 А-20

Suspensions

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Other compatible tanks
БТ-5	3	0	1 200	4 000	none
БТ-7	4	815	3 400	4 000	none

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How much XP and credits are needed for БТ-7?

To unlock and buy the БТ-7 tank, including modules and progressing from the first level in the USSR`s tree, 5 420 experience points and 204 200 credits will be required.

Tech tree path	Total
1 МС-1 37 мм Гочкис 0 0 45 мм обр. 1932 г. 2 000 40 2 БТ-2 3 500 270	310 5 500
2 БТ-2 3 500 270 БТ-2 440 0 БТ-5 500 85 45 мм 20К 2 530 125 3 БТ-5 37 000 1 500	1 710 40 470
3 БТ-5 37 000 1 500 М-5-400 10 230 0 В-3БТ 11 000 200 4 БТ-7 137 000 3 200	3 400 158 230

Total:

5 420 and

204 200

WN8

Table of the expected values for БТ-7 is used to calculate the WN8 rating. The values are based on active player statistics from Lesta servers in the XVM database.