GM/Ford? based armoured vehicles of the Dutch East Indies

[Stellan Bojerud (RIP)]

Dear Nuyt,

I feel a bit ashamed that I didn´t check out how far ships could navigate the Mahakam W of Tenggarong. (I ought to know, because my wifes family lived in Samarinda for several years and they knew Cpt Monteiro).

Anyhow I have noted this for Samarinda II AFB:
CO: Mjr du Rij van Best Holle
1 Inf Coy (Cpt Janssen) (1 Plat menadonese, 1 Plat javanese kortverband, 2 Troops ("brigades") Marecaussé)

AA: 2-40 mm Bofors, 4-20 mm Rheinmetall and 3-12,7 mm Colt-Browning. A fourth 12,7 mm was in reserve but later deployed.

2 Overvalwagens.

I think I saw somewhere that three of the 12,7 mm at Sam II were on PLA-trucks. I will try to get that confirmed.

Looking at the pic of PLA-truck (Nortier, Borneo, page 157) it strikes me that the "Autoletten" were probably built on such chassies. The size looks similiar. Just put up three benches facing bakwards and you have an Autolette. Somewhere I have a pic of an Autolette - will try to find it.

An Autolette should have the capacity of carrying one Troop (1 Sgt, 2 Groups of each 1 Cpl and 6 Ptes = 15 plus driver = 16).

Greetings,

Stellan