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Old 19-06-04, 22:25
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As I understand 1st Field Arty Btn (A I Vd, Malang) and 1st Howitzer Btn (A I Hw, Weltevreden) were both motorized in the 1920-ies. Perhaps some of the old trucks (1930-vintage) were still running 1941-42.
These are the two battalions that had Maple Leaf's for sure. Then there is the Mountain artillery of which the picture above is some evidence. And there is a film (KNIL Nieuw Leger) that shows Bofors guns in action with Maple Leaf tractors. Given the extra gun orders by KNIL I am pretty confident there must have been a substantial order to GM.
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CKD Chevrolets were supplied from Oshawa, Ontario, Bloomfield Chevroleet Boxing Plant, New Jersey, and Pontiac [GMC].
Given the fact that the KNIL Arsenal in Bandung was used to equip, body and convert lots of military vehicles, I am sure we are looking for some CKD or PKD delivery to KNIL (or the NEI govt, or the NEI Ordnance Commission, predecessor of the NPC).
But then again the ML's may have been civilian trucks, just like the old 6x4 GMC's had been...

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Nuyt
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