Rounding out the Soviet selection of light tanks is the BT-7 – This famous light tank combines both speed and a proper cannon, and when in numbers they have been known to go up against heavier enemies!
BT-7 Model 1937
The BT-7, or 'Betka' as it is called by its crew, is a lightly armored Soviet cavalry tank. It is well armed with a 45mm cannon and two 7.62mm machine guns. It is also the predecessor to the famous T-34. So all in all this has the speed of the T-38 & the firepower of the T-26.
Below are the main specifications for the tank. Weapon balancing is not done yet, and we will follow up with more information with f.ex. penetration values etc. once we get closer to the release of the 'Timoshenko' update.
Specifications
BT-7 Model 1937
- Hit Points: 1500
- Weight: 13900 kg
- Speed On/Off Road: 53/38 km/h
- Gears: 3 Forward / 1 Reverse
- Hull Traverse: TBA
- Power/Weight Ratio: 32.37 hp/t
- Gradiant: 40°
- Armor Protection: 6-30 mm
NB: The Hull Traverse (ie. tank turn speed) is not yet finalized and all these numbers might be tweaked before release
Armor
Being a light tank, this is not a heavily armored beast, so the crew should be very careful when engaging heavier enemies or well equipped infantry.
Hull
- Front Upper: 30 mm
- Front Lower: 22 mm
- Sides Upper: 13 mm
- Sides Lower: 13 mm
- Rear: 13 mm
- Top: 10 mm
- Bottom: 6 mm
Turret
- Front: 15 mm
- Mantlet : 15 mm
- Sides : 15 mm
- Rear : 15 mm
- Top : 15 mm
Unlock
So! How do I get my hands on one of these wonders? This is the second unlock on the Light Armor ribbon, and it becomes available for your Soviet tanker at Light Armor 6th grade.the previous announcements of the T-26 Model 1933 and the T-38.
UPDATE: THIS is the second unlock not the first, sorry for the confusion.
Timoshen-WHO?
We will post more information about the other two Soviet light tanks, and all the other awesome new stuff on the way, in the coming days, so as you have probably guessed by now, we are introducing the Soviet Union as a playable faction in the upcoming update named Timoshenko and we will reveal all the exciting details for this new faction, here on the blog, on our Facebook page (so be sure to give us a like), and in our Friday devstreams on Twitch.tv