BZ-74-1
Tier VIII Heavy Tank China

BZ-74-1

Tank ID 59185

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

This vehicle's development was influenced by the M48A3 tank received from Vietnam. The model has a conventional configuration with a cast hull built from welded parts, as well as a welded turret made of rolled plates. Many solutions in the chassis and hull were adopted from the American vehicle.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

1,500

Weight

58.0 t

Forward speed

50 km/h

Reverse speed

15 km/h

View range

370 m

Signal range

570 m

Armour

Front Sides Rear
Hull 180 60 60
Turret 220 100 70

Engine: 12V150-1 · 900 hp

Radio: 789T

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

122 mm Type-61

Calibre 122 mm
Reload time 14.0 s
Aiming time 2.7 s
Dispersion 0.39
Rate of fire 4.29 /min
Ammo capacity 40

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 315 / 420 / 525

Penetration 167 / 223 / 279 mm

HEAT · shaped charge Damage 315 / 420 / 525

Penetration 203 / 270 / 338 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 413 / 550 / 688

Penetration 46 / 61 / 76 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage
1 Mark ≥ 65 %
3,664
2 Marks ≥ 85 %
5,330
3 Marks ≥ 95 %
6,884

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 2,221
Avg. spotted 1.28
Avg. kills 0.98
Avg. defence 0.47
Exp. win rate 50.54 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

No measured values for this tank yet. They appear here once enough profiles using it have been stored.

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 IIOLEBOI_GHOUL eu 1,410 51 60.78 %

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