AC 37 anti-tank gun
Encyclopedia
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The AC 37 was superseded by the AC 47 anti-tank gun
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
anti-tank gun of 37mm caliber
Caliber
In guns including firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate internal diameter of the barrel in relation to the diameter of the projectile used in it....
, developed by the Ateliers de Puteaux. It was principally used in the ouvrages and casemate
Casemate
A casemate, sometimes rendered casement, is a fortified gun emplacement or armored structure from which guns are fired. originally a vaulted chamber in a fortress.-Origin of the term:...
s of the Maginot Line
Maginot Line
The Maginot Line , named after the French Minister of War André Maginot, was a line of concrete fortifications, tank obstacles, artillery casemates, machine gun posts, and other defences, which France constructed along its borders with Germany and Italy, in light of its experience in World War I,...
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The AC 37 was superseded by the AC 47 anti-tank gun
AC 47 anti-tank gun
The AC 47 was a French anti-tank gun of 47mm caliber. It was principally used in the ouvrages and casemates of the Maginot Line in the late 1930s; another version was created for naval use....
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Characteristics
- Length of tube : 1.97 m (6.46 ft)
- Rifling: 16, right-handed
- Penetration at 1000m : 30 to 40 mm