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| ? | |gun1=1, 37mm Hotchkiss, 30/30/36, 32/44/19, 30, | + | |gun1=1, 37mm Hotchkiss, 30/30/36, 32/44/19, 30, 0.51 ,1 000, 104 | |
| ? | |gun2=1, 20mm TNSH, 10/10, 25/39, 125, | + | |gun2=1, 20mm TNSH, 10/10, 25/39, 125, 0.25 ,2 580, 68 | |
| ? | |gun3=2, 23mm VJa, 12/12, 32/42, 109.09, | + | |gun3=2, 23mm VJa, 12/12, 32/42, 109.09, 0.47 ,2 750, 71 | |
| ? | |gun4=1, 37mm B-3, 36/36/40, 34/64/19, 30, | + | |gun4=1, 37mm B-3, 36/36/40, 34/64/19, 30, 0.40 ,1 950, 77 | |
| ? | |gun5=2, 45mm 20K, 47/47/62, 51/84/23, 30, | + | |gun5=2, 45mm 20K, 47/47/62, 51/84/23, 30, 0.40 ,2 530, 250 | |
| ? | |gun5=2, 37mm ZiS-19, 40/40/50, 58/92/19, 30, | + | |gun5=2, 37mm ZiS-19, 40/40/50, 58/92/19, 30, 0.34 ,2 560, 200 | |
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Revision as of 07:31, 26 February 2011
BT-2
| USSR | Light Tank | Tier II |
| Cost | 22,400  |
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| Health | 140 |
| Weight/Load Limit | 10.26/11.5t |
| Engine Power | 400hp |
| Speed Limit | 55km/h |
| Traverse Speed | 36deg/s |
| Hull Armor | 13/13/13mm |
| Turret Armor | 13/13/13mm |
| Damage | 23-38HP |
| Penetration | 24-40mm |
| Rate of Fire | 30r/m |
| Accuracy | 0.51m |
| Aim time | 2s |
| Turret Traverse | 36deg/s |
| Gun Traverse Arc | gunTraverseArc |
| Gun Vertical Limits | gunVerticalLimits |
| Ammo Capacity | ammo |
| Chance of Fire | 30% |
| View Range | 270m |
| Signal Range | 300m |
| Parent | parent |
| Child | child |
The BT-2 is the first of the true Russian light tanks and the beginning of the tech tree that leads towards the powerful T-34 series of medium tanks. While the BT is extremely fast and has a decent selection of guns, it's armor is paper thin. In the first few tiers this is not such a huge drawback, but as firepower increases it is vital to get into good habits for light tanking early. The first lesson is to keep moving and use cover as much as possible. Long charges across open terrain are suicide - no matter what speed you're going. Instead, dash between all available cover, use your agility to throw in some evasive maneuvers, and above all - keep your speed high. The BT-2 leads directly to the BT-7.
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Historical Info
The BT-2 was a part of a Russian light tank series produced from 1932 to 1935. Its design was based on the US Christie Tank and had a major influence on coming Russian tanks including the T-34. During the 1930s J. Walter Christie designed the Christie Tank, a light vehicle with the ability to convert from tracks to road wheels in around 30 minutes, a drive chain would be attached to the rear wheel axle and the front wheels would turn for steering.
The Russians were interested in the concept and using their political influence were able to procure plans and 2 Christie tanks (without turrets) which were transported to the Kharkov Komintern Locomotive Plant (KhPZ) under false documents which listed them as "Agricultural Tractors".
Three unarmed prototypes were developed from the plans and the tanks in October 1931. Testing went well and they proved to be incredibly fast when using tracks across uneven ground, but on a road with the conversion they were insanely fast the only problem being there were very few paved roads in Russia at the time. The tank entered into mass production in 1932 and ended in 1935 with 650 examples created. The majority were armed with a 37mm Cannon and 2 machine guns but a shortage of 37mm guns meant that some models were equipped with 3 machine guns. BT-2s saw action in the west against Finland in 1939 and then later against the Germans. By 1941 all but a handful had been phased out and replaced with newer designs such as the BT-7 and A20.
The BT-2 however left a powerful legacy, and that legacy is the T-34. Designed and produced in the same plant, the T-34 drew on many technical lessons learnt with the BT-2.
| Light Tanks | MS-1 • BT-2 • Tetrarch • T-26 • T-60 • BT-7 • BT-SV • LTP • M3 Light • T-127 • T-46 • T-70 • A-20 • T-50 • T-80 • Valentine II • T-50-2 • MT-25 |
| Medium Tanks | A-32 • T-28 • Matilda IV • T-34 • T-34-85 • A-43 • KV-13 • T-43 • A-44 • T-44 • Object 416 • T-54 • Object 430 II • Object 283 • T-62A • Object 140 • Object 430 |
| Heavy Tanks | Churchill III • KV • KV-1 • KV-220 • KV-220 Beta-Test • KV-1S • KV-2 • T-150 • IS • KV-3 • IS-3 • IS-6 • KV-4 • KV-5 • IS-8 • ST-I • IS-4 • IS-7 |
| Tank Destroyers | AT-1 • SU-76 • SU-85B • SU-85 • SU-85I • SU-100 • SU-100Y • SU-100M1 • SU-122-44 • SU-152 • ISU-152 • SU-101 • Object 704 • SU-122-54 • Object 263 • Object 268 |
| Self-Propelled Guns | SU-18 • SU-26 • SU-5 • SU-122A • SU-8 • S-51 • SU-14-1 • SU-14-2 • 212A • Object 261
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