Tier II Light Tank Soviet Union

BT-2

Tank ID 1025

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

A U.S.S.R. wheeled caterpillar tank developed in the 1930s. The first vehicle of the BT light tanks. The tank was based on the U.S. Christie M1931 (Model 1940), but differed from its peer in various design solutions, and had higher speed and better mobility. A total of 620 vehicles of different modifications were manufactured. The vehicle with a new engine and elliptical turret featuring a 45-mm gun was designated BT-5. A total of 1,884 vehicles of this type were produced. Some of them were exported to Spain, others participated in the battle of Khalkhyn Gol, Polish campaign, Winter War, and Second World War.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

305

Weight

10.3 t

Forward speed

55 km/h

Reverse speed

20 km/h

View range

240 m

Signal range

300 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	15	13	10
Turret	26	13	13

Engine: M-5-400 (BT-2) · 440 hp

Radio: 71-TK-3

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

37 mm B-3 (BT-2)

Calibre 37 mm

Reload time 2.0 s

Aiming time 2.4 s

Dispersion 0.44

Rate of fire 30.00 /min

Ammo capacity 185

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 30 / 40 / 50

Penetration 35 / 46 / 58 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 30 / 40 / 50

Penetration 53 / 70 / 88 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 34 / 45 / 56

Penetration 14 / 19 / 24 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

406

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

591

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

763

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)

Avg. damage 246

Avg. spotted 1.72

Avg. kills 1.31

Avg. defence 1.48

Exp. win rate 56.70 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

52.22 %

Avg. WN8

1,274

Battles

9,151

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 28 of 51 at Tier II

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

#	Player	WN8	Battles	Win rate
1	MaxiKing210 eu	9,322	456	72.59 %
2	Looking_for_U2 eu	2,109	81	54.32 %
3	M1L4N7 eu	1,854	134	50.00 %
4	Man0 eu	1,806	65	56.92 %
5	M4D_CR4SHER eu	1,507	50	56.00 %
6	PelzveredlerinAmalie eu	1,469	66	50.00 %
7	Opa_Andy eu	1,468	53	52.83 %
8	kvintonr1 eu	1,424	625	53.76 %
9	G0TT_M1T_UNS eu	1,420	72	51.39 %
10	F6L3X eu	1,300	120	50.00 %