Supertest: BZ-176 – Significant Changes in Third & Fourth ST Iterations
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BZ-176 (tier 8 premium Chinese heavy tank, with rocket booster mechanics) has received some significant changes since last.
1. BZ-176 Changes in Update 1.18.1 Release Files
To start off with a relatively-minor change — in the Update 1.18.1 release files, the vehicle’s gun depression was nerfed slightly:
Firepower:
- Gun depression: from -11 to
-10 deg
2. BZ-176 Changes in Third Supertest Iteration
However, some much more significant changes arrived for the vehicle in its third iteration on Supertest, including a complete overhaul of the gun, which now features a more “standard” shell loadout (
AP/
HEAT/
HE), along with a nerf to the vehicle’s top speed while using its rocket boosters:
Mobility:
- Max. forward speed while boosting: from 52.5 to40 kph
Firepower:
- Dispersion spread from movement (max.): from 0.20 (6.00, 10.50 while boosting) to 0.20 (6.00,
9.00 while boosting)
New gun parameters:
Standard Shell: AP
- Armor penetration of AP shell: 230 mm
- Armor penetration of AP shell at 500m: 218 mm
- AP shell velocity: 900 m/s
- AP shell damage: 650
- Average damage per minute with AP shells: 1,627
- Damage to modules: 203
- AP shell cost:
1,740
Special Shell: HEAT
- Armor penetration of HEAT shell: 290 mm
- HEAT shell velocity: 550 m/s
- HEAT shell damage: 650
- Average damage per minute with HEAT shells: 1,627
- Damage to modules: 203
- HEAT shell cost: 7,200
HE Shell
- Armor penetration of HE shell: 75 mm
- HE shell velocity: 550 m/s
- HE shell damage: 1,100
- Average damage per minute with HE shells: 2,754
- Damage to modules: 200
- Damage radius of HE shell: 3.66 m
- HE shell cost: 1,450
3. BZ-176 Changes in Third Supertest Iteration
And finally (for the time being), very shortly after the previous two sets of changes were released onto Supertest, the vehicle received a fourth iteration of balance tweaks (all nerfs):
Firepower:
- Dispersion from movement (max.): from 0.20 (6.00, 9.00 while boosting) to0.25 (7.50, 11.25 while boosting)
- Dispersion from turning the chassis (max.): from 0.20 (6.05, 0.91 while boosting) to0.25 (7.56, 1.13 while boosting)
- Aiming time: from 2.88 to3.07 s
- Accuracy at 100 m: from 0.38 to0.40
- Armor penetration of AP shell: from 230 to208 mm
- Armor penetration of AP shell at 500m: from 218 to188 mm
All of the above changes reflect on the vehicle’s overall characteristics as follows:
All characteristics are with a crew trained to 100% and subject to change before the final release.
Changes since the previous post are highlighted in bold.
Suspension | Turret | Gun | Engine | Radio |
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| BZ-176 | BZ-176 | 160 mm 56-160 BZS | MTU 8V 331 | A-220 |
 Average Damage per Shot (HP) | 650/650 1100 |
 Average Penetration (mm) | 208/290/75 |
 Rate of Fire (rounds/min) | 2.50 |
 Reload Time (s) | 23.97 |
 Gun Traverse Speed (deg/s) | 30.25 |
 Gun Depression/Elevation Angles (deg) | -10/20 |
 Aiming Time (s) | 3.07 |
 Dispersion at 100 m (m) | 0.40 |
 Average Damage per Minute (HP/min) | 1,627 |
 Hit Points (HP) | 1,550 |
 Hull Armour (front/sides/rear mm) | 240/152/60 |
 Turret Armour (front/sides/rear mm) | 240/152/60 |
 Suspension Repair Time (s) | 12.03 |
 Weight/Load Limit (t) | 57.1/60.00 |
| Engine Power (h.p.) | 600 |
 Engine Power (With Boosters) (h.p.) | 1,500 |
 Specific Power (h.p./t, standard/special mode) | 13.85/26.27 |
 Top Speed/Reverse Speed (km/h) | 30/-15 |
| Top Speed/Reverse Speed (With Boosters) (km/h) | 40/-1 |
 Traverse Speed (deg/s) | 30.25 |
| Jet Boosters (number/duration) | 4/10 |
 Concealment of Stationary Vehicle (%) | 6.73/1.01 |
 Concealment of Moving Vehicle (%) | 3.36/0.50 |
 View Range (m) | 380 |
 Signal Range (m) | 600 |
| Dispersion moving (+) | 0.25 |
| Dispersion on tank traverse (+) | 0.25 |
| Dispersion on turret traverse (+) | 0.20 |
| Dispersion after firing (+) | 4 |
| Shell Velocity (m/s) | 900/550/550 |
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