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{{Short description|Form of anti-tank artillery}}
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| name= AC 37
| image= AC37.jpg
| image_size = 300
|caption= A 37mm gun of [[Ouvrage Simserhof]]
| origin=France
| type=Anti-tank
| is_ranged=yes
| is_artillery=yes
| service=1930s
| used_by=France
| wars=World War II
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| designer= [[Atelier de Construction de Puteaux|Ateliers de Puteaux]]
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| caliber=37 mm (1.45 in)
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| rate=20 rounds per minute
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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 1930s.  It was frequently paired with a [[JM cloche|''Jumelage de Mitrailleuses'' (JM) cupola]] with twin machine guns.<ref>{{cite web|last1=van Lierop|first1=Marcel|url=http://www.themaginotline.info/37mm.php|title=37mm anti-tank gun model 1934|website=The Maginot Line|accessdate=19 October 2017|date=2010}}</ref>
The AC 37 was superseded by the [[AC 47 anti-tank gun]].
== Characteristics ==
* Length of tube : 1.97&nbsp;m (6.46&nbsp;ft)
* Rifling: 16, right-handed
* Penetration at 1000m : 30 to 40&nbsp;mm
==References==
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{{WWIIFrenchGuns}}
[[Category:World War II artillery of France]]
[[Category:World War II anti-tank guns]]
[[Category:37 mm artillery]]
[[Category:Military equipment introduced in the 1930s]]
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