Overvalwagens!
Engineer and specialist
vehicles
First the vehicles of the Signal
Corps, which was before 1942 part
of the Engineers (Genie). K.N.I.L.
operated radio trucks as well as
trailers. On this picture you can
see both, during manouvres. The
Chevrolet light truck carries the
troops and tows the trailer, which
has the radioroom (Stabelan).
From the same source
a picture of a truck
transporting telephone
equipment. The
signallers are posing,
while some are sitting
of the trailer (picture
from Stabelan
magazine).
Here's a real radio
truck with power
source in the trailer
and special masts
erected near the
vehicle (picture from
Ons Leger).
A close up
of the
same
vehicle
from the
same
source...
Next the pontonniers' vehicles. A regular
K.N.I.L. Chevrolet carrying a pontoon section
for the heaviest bridge K.N.I.L. possessed.
This particular pontoon bridge could carry
loads of up to 10 tons and film footage show
the Vickers Light tanks crossing it while
experiencing heavy waves caused by the
driving of other vehicles.
The rear
view of the
same type
of vehicle
(source
Ons Leger
K.N.I.L.
special).
This picture from Indisch
MIlitair Tijdschrift shows a 1937
Ford truck crossing the K.N.I.L.
pontoon bridge, full of troops.
We have some reason to
believe that this may be a
Warford converted 6x4 Ford.
Such a vehicle was tested as a
possible new artillery tractor in
the late 1930s by K.N.I.L.
These are 1932 GMC 6x4
trucks just bodied as ammo
trucks by K.N.I.L. Arsenal at
Bandung. Way in the rear the
GMC artillery tractors can be
seen with a different body (and
high canvas cover). See the
artillery tractor page for these
vehicles.
A better and
closer view of
such a vehicle
during a
parade as late
as 1941.
Here one
more shot
from
Stabelan
Magazine...
This convoy of
vehicles shows a
number of the GMC
1932 ammo trucks
followed by an array of
lighter vehicles, cars
and autolettes/light
trucks.
Later a number of Maple Leaf
4x4 trucks seems to have been
converted to ammo trucks as
well. One can be seen here
following a sister vehicle, while
towing the Krupp gun's limber.
K.N.I.L. operated a small number of wrecker
trucks. We have no information on these but
they seemed to have been GMC 6-wheelers.
Possibly these DAF-converted 6x6 trucks have
something to do with that?
K.N.I.L. Arsenal at
Bandung used this not
yet identified bus in the
1930s to transport its
staff around the
grounds (source
Stabelan).