These were fitted with a larger turret and a 76 mm KT-type gun with 50 rounds of ammunition (40 in a tank with a portable radio). In 1938, four experimental BT-8 tanks mounted with V-2 diesel engines were produced.

The BT-7 Artillery was a fast and mobile infantry support/self-propelled gun version of the ever reliable Soviet BT-7 light or “Cavalry” tank, developed by the design bureau of the Kharkiv Locomotive Factory. These modified BTs were produced from 1936 to …

These were pure cavalry tanks, designed for speed, with good armament but weak armor. First designed in 1935, the BT-7 prototypes had a characteristic canted-ellipse shaped turret, were of all-electric welded construction, with new Saslavsky brakes, …

Several versions of the basic model were developed (command, flamethrowers and short gun of 76.2 mm), and BT-7M (also known as BT-8), in 1939 which received increased frontal armor and power engine. The first prototypes of the BT-7 had a distinctive canted-ellipse shaped turret mounting both the main gun and a coaxial machine-gun.

Nov 11, 2020 · Some BT-7 models also fitted an additional 7.62mm machine gun, this in a rear-facing, trainable ball-mount along the back facing of the turret to protect the tank's rear against direct infantry attacks.

In accordance with the design documentation for the new tank, it was planned to install a more advanced and reliable M-17 engine, develop a welded hull with improved visibility for the driver,...

Production of the final variants of the BT-7 (known as the BT-7M or BT-8) began in 1939 and ended in early 1941. They weighed some 14.6 tons and used the W-2 diesel engine which increased top speed and range. All were armed with the M-1938 model 45mm cannon and had three DT machine guns. Only about 700 of these tanks were built. BT-7 Variants

It was a light tank that was designed for dashing attacks behind enemy lines, so needed to be light and thus wasn’t well armoured. It retained the famous US inventor J. Walter Christie’s suspension and was able to run on either tracks or road wheels.

At the end of the year 1934 were demanding test programme of the two vehicles, prototypes of tanks BT-7, one with a gun of 45 mm and the second 76,2 mm in welded towers with rounded shapes and a machine gun at the head of the bucket.

Sep 20, 2005 · The first samples of the BT-7 tank had a coaxial machine-gun and the original turret (an elliptical form with an oblique roof). In future it was supposed to arm it with a 76.2 mm KT or PS-3 Main Gun.