Armoured Vehicles
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Alvis-Straussler AC-3
Armoured Car
1/200
1/100
1/72
1/56
£2.50
£4.50
£8.00
£14.00
WWII-KNIL-AC01
The KNIL ordered 12 cars, causing the merger of Straussler Mechanisation Ltd and Alvis Car and Engineering. All served with the KNIL during the Java campaign where they were all lost. Of note however is that only a few were lost in combat with the Japanese re-employing the remainder.
Marmon-Herrington CTLS-4TAC
Light Tank
1/200
1/100
1/72
1/56
£2.50
£4.50
£8.00
£14.00
WWII-KNIL-LT01
Based on a US Marine Corps design, the KNIL requested a number of modifications, including the addition of a small turret. Space was so constricted that two versions of this vehicle had to be produced with the limited traverse turret placed on opposing sides so all fields of fire were covered.
Marmon-Herrington CTLS-4TAY
Light Tank
1/200
1/100
1/72
1/56
£2.50
£4.50
£8.00
£14.00
WWII-KNIL-LT02
Marmon-Herrington received an order for 200 CTLS’ as well as a large order from the US government to supply China with. This resulted in only 7 being able to be made ready for combat by the time the Japanese invasion of Java began. They proved mechanically unreliable with weak armour.
Marmon-Herrington CTMS-ITB1
Light Tank
1/200
1/100
1/72
1/56
£2.50
£4.50
£8.00
£14.00
WWII-KNIL-LT03
The KNIL also ordered 194 CTMS’ of which all were completed by Marmon-Herrington with all ending up in the Dutch West Indies and its Caribbean colonies with another 30 finding their way to other extra colonial territories such as Mexico.
Marmon-Herrington MTLS-1GI4
Light Tank
1/200
1/100
1/72
1/56
£2.50
£4.50
£8.00
£14.00
WWII-KNIL-LT04
An order for 200 of these tanks was made by the KNIL in their attempt to re-equip with armour. Armed with twin 37mm cannons and up to 7 machine guns, this tank was a one of a kind. Its high weight made it mechanically unreliable, structurally unsound, underpowered and poorly equipped.
Marmon-Herrington Mk.III
Armoured Car
1/200
1/100
1/72
1/56
£2.50
£4.50
£8.00
£14.00
WWII-KNIL-AC02
49 Marmon-Herrington Mk.III’s were purchased by the Netherlands Purchasing Commission for the KNIL. Arriving in Java just before the Japanese they proved to be worn out cast offs from the Commonwealth army in East Africa. 27 were able to be made serviceable with a single machine gun.
Vickers Carden-Lloyd A4E12
Amphibious Tank
1/200
1/100
1/72
1/56
£2.50
£4.50
£8.00
£14.00
WWII-KNIL-Am.T01
The Netherlands Purchasing Commission placed an order for two VCL A4E12’s which both arrived equipped with twin .30cal colt browning machine guns in the turret at the request of the KNIL. Little of their use is known after their receipt.
Vickers Mk.III 'Dutchman'
Light Tank
1/200
1/100
1/72
1/56
£2.50
£4.50
£8.00
£14.00
WWII-KNIL-LT05
Two tanks were ordered by the KNIL for testing. This resulted in a subsequent order for another 73 tanks. Only 24 arrived in the East Indies before the UK government blocked the rest. 17 were made serviceable and were deployed at the Battle of Subang in Java where they proved adequate to their tasks.
