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BT-7
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Also known as BT-7 tank, BT7 tank

The BT-7 was the last of the BT series of Soviet cavalry tanks that were produced in large numbers between 1935 and 1940. It was lightly armoured, but reasonably well-armed for the time, and had much better mobility than other contemporary tank designs. The BT tanks were known by the nickname Betka from the acronym, or its diminutive, Betushka.

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Weapon.manufacturer
KhPZ
Weapon.name
BT-7, BT-7M
Weapon.image
Soviet cavalry tank BT-7m.jpg
Weapon.image_size
300
Weapon.caption
BT-7M, 1940, with tracks removed from the wheels and carried on the hull
Weapon.origin
Soviet Union
Weapon.type
Light cavalry tank
Weapon.is_vehicle
yes
Weapon.is_UK
no
Weapon.service
1935–45
Weapon.used_by
Mongolia (captured) (captured) (captured) (captured)
Weapon.wars
Soviet–Japanese Border WarsWorld War IIWinter WarContinuation warSoviet–Japanese War
Weapon.designer
Morozov
Weapon.design_date
1935
Weapon.production_date
1935–40
Weapon.number
5753 {{efn|4821 BT-7, 779 BT-7M, 153 BT-7 (Artillery)} }}
Weapon.variants
BT-7 (Artillery), BT-7M (BT-8), BT-IS
Weapon.spec_label
BT-7 model 1937

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Wikidata facts

Image
BT 7 Pyshma.jpg
Height
2417
Width
2290
Length
5660
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Commons category
BT-7
service entry
1935-01-01
service retirement
1945-01-01
total produced
2700
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{{Infobox weapon | name = BT-7, BT-7M | image = Soviet cavalry tank BT-7m.jpg | image_size = 300 | caption = BT-7M, 1940, with tracks removed from the wheels and carried on the hull | origin = Soviet Union | type = Light cavalry tank

| is_artillery = | is_vehicle = yes | is_UK = no | service = 1935–45 | used_by = Mongolia (captured) (captured) (captured) (captured) | wars = Soviet–Japanese Border WarsWorld War IIWinter WarContinuation warSoviet–Japanese War

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