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[[Image:AC37.jpg|thumb|400px|A 37mm gun of [[Ouvrage Simserhof]]]] |
[[Image:AC37.jpg|thumb|400px|A 37mm gun of [[Ouvrage Simserhof]]]] |
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The '''AC 37''' was a French [[anti-tank gun]] of 37mm [[caliber]], developed by the Ateliers de Puteaux. It was principally used in the ''ouvrages'' and [[casemate]]s of the [[Maginot Line]] in the late 1930's. It was frequently paired with a model JM twin machine gun. |
The '''AC 37''' was a [[French]] [[anti-tank gun]] of 37mm [[caliber]], developed by the Ateliers de Puteaux. It was principally used in the ''ouvrages'' and [[casemate]]s of the [[Maginot Line]] in the late 1930's. It was frequently paired with a model JM twin machine gun. |
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The AC 37 was superseded by the [[AC 47 anti-tank gun]]. |
The AC 37 was superseded by the [[AC 47 anti-tank gun]]. |
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Revision as of 00:17, 29 September 2010
The AC 37 was a French anti-tank gun of 37mm caliber, developed by the Ateliers de Puteaux. It was principally used in the ouvrages and casemates of the Maginot Line in the late 1930's. It was frequently paired with a model JM twin machine gun.
The AC 37 was superseded by the AC 47 anti-tank gun.
Characteristics
- Caliber: 37 mm (1.45 in)
- Length of tube : 1.97 m (6.46 ft)
- Rifling: 16, right-handed
- Rate of fire: 20 rounds per minute
- Muzzle velocity: 850 m/s (2,789 ft/s)
- Penetration at 1000m : 30 to 40 mm
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