Tier III Light Tank Soviet Union

BT-7 artillery

BT-7 art.

Tank ID 60929

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

In 1934–1935 the design bureau of the Kharkov Locomotive Factory developed this artillery modification of the BT-7. The new elliptical turret was equipped with the 76.2-mm KT-28 gun. In addition, some vehicles received new radio stations. A total of 155 artillery BT-7s were manufactured. The vehicles saw combat on the Karelian Isthmus, in Manchuria, and during the first period of the Great Patriotic War.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

390

Weight

13.5 t

Forward speed

52 km/h

Reverse speed

20 km/h

View range

290 m

Signal range

300 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	20	19	13
Turret	15	15	13

Engine: M-17T · 500 hp

Radio: 71-TK-3

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

76 mm KT-28

Calibre 76 mm

Reload time 4.8 s

Aiming time 2.4 s

Dispersion 0.60

Rate of fire 12.50 /min

Ammo capacity 70

Shell types

HE · high explosive Damage 123 / 164 / 205

Penetration 29 / 38 / 48 mm

AP · armour-piercing Damage 83 / 110 / 138

Penetration 28 / 37 / 46 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

580

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

843

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

1,089

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 351

Avg. spotted 1.73

Avg. kills 1.00

Avg. defence 0.95

Exp. win rate 53.37 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

52.28 %

Avg. WN8

1,128

Battles

11,602

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 28 of 64 at Tier III

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	1st_Horny_Braincell eu	2,978	54	59.26 %
2	Sergent_Hartman eu	2,817	161	63.98 %
3	repter64 eu	2,202	68	54.41 %
4	dddsdddd eu	2,140	309	51.13 %
5	StrongNoob eu	2,084	52	67.31 %
6	WhiteScar eu	2,045	62	54.84 %
7	Eumelmad eu	1,995	61	62.30 %
8	Nik0la5 eu	1,818	159	55.97 %
9	Thraximundurabrask na	1,666	52	55.77 %
10	F6L3X eu	1,530	75	50.67 %