Cost8,800(~€31.77)
VIII
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Heavy tankBreakthroughPremiumBZ-176
World of Tanks EU statistics for the VIII CHINA heavy tank BZ-176.
BZ-176 characteristics
Firepower
- Damage
- 650hp
- … vs modules
- 203hp
- Penetration
- 208mm
- … at 500m
- 188mm
- DPM
- 1,560
- Reload
- 25.00s
- Rate of fire
- 2.40/min
- Aim time
- 3.50s
- Dispersion
- 0.460m
- … moving
- 0.250
- … hull traverse
- 0.250
- … turret traverse
- 0.200
- … after firing
- 4.00×
- … gun damaged
- 2.00×
- Shell velocity
- 860m/s
- Max range
- 720m
- Caliber
- 160mm
- Ammo capacity
- 30
- … potential damage
- 19,500hp
- Shell cost
- 1,370
- … full ammo
- 41,100
- Gun depression
- 20°
- Gun elevation
- 10°
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
Mobility
- Top speed
- 30km/h
- Reverse speed
- 15km/h
- Engine power
- 600hp
- Power/weight
- 10.5hp/t
- Hull traverse
- 29.0°/s
- Turret traverse
- 29.0°/s
- … hard
- 1.00
- … medium
- 1.10
- … soft
- 2.20
- … hard
- 30.0km/h
- … medium
- 30.0km/h
- … soft
- 17.5km/h
- … hard
- 29.0°/s
- … medium
- 26.4°/s
- … soft
- 13.2°/s
Terrain resistance
Effective speed
Effective traverse
Survivability
- Hit points
- 1,550hp
- … front
- 240mm
- … side
- 152mm
- … rear
- 60mm
- … front
- 250mm
- … side
- 152mm
- … rear
- 60mm
- Track armor
- 20mm
- Fire chance
- 12.0%
- Track repair time
- 12.03s
- … ammo rack
- 200 / 135hp
- … track
- 220 / 165hp
- … engine
- 190 / 95hp
- … fuel tank
- 175 / 70hp
- … turret ring
- 150 / 75hp
- … viewport
- 100 / 50hp
Hull armor
Turret armor
Module HP (max / repaired)
Spotting & other
- View range
- 380m
- Signal range
- 600m
- … stationary
- 6.7%
- … moving
- 3.4%
- Weight
- 57.1t
Camouflage
Ammunition
Equipment
Consumables
Directives
Field Modifications
Crew Skills
Crew level100%
Commander / Radio Operator
Gunner
Driver
LoaderBZ-176 modules
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BZ-176 historical reference
In the 1960s, amid tense relations with the Soviet Union, China came up with the concept of creating "frontier-covering forces." The main firepower of this formation was to be units with "frontier-covering tanks" in service. The design allowed the gun to depress through the turret top to reduce the overall vehicle height. In addition, the tank was set to feature twin tracks and jet boosters. Theoretically, due to the high specific power, they would provide good mobility and crossing capacity. The project was closed in 1978, and no prototypes were produced.