List of Dutch military equipment of World War II
The following is a list of Dutch military equipment of World War II which includes artillery, vehicles and vessels. World War II was a global war that began in 1939 and ended in 1945. On 10 May 1940, Nazi Germany, which aimed to dominate Europe, invaded the Netherlands and occupied the entire country by 17 May. By 12 March 1942 the Dutch mainland and all their major colonies were controlled by Germans and Japanese. Dutch power was not restored until final Axis collapse in 1945. This list covers the equipment of armed elements centered on Royal Netherlands Army and Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, but not the Free Dutch Forces, which was equipped mainly by the Western Allies.
Knives and bayonets
Model | Blade length | From: | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Sabre M.1912 | variable | - | officers sword |
Klewang (sword) | 62,5 cm | 1898 | officers, NCOs |
Fighting knife M.17 | 20,5 cm | 1917 | front units |
M.95 bayonet | 24.5 cm | 1896 | fitted on Dutch Mannlicher rifles and carbines |
Small arms
Pistols (manual and semi-automatic)
Type | Base model | Maker | Rounds | Cartridge | From: | Produced | Weight | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FN Model 1910#Variants | FN Model 1910 | FN and Colt Firearms | 7 | .32 ACP (7.94×25mm) | 1910 | ? | 0.59 kg | semi-automatic |
FN Model 1922 | FN Model 1910 | FN and Colt Firearms | 8 | .380 ACP (9×17mm) | 1925 | ? | 0.7 kg | semi-automatic |
Browning Hi-Power | P35 | FN and Browning | 10 | 7.65×21mm Parabellum | 1935 | 1.500.000 | 1 kg | semi-automatic |
M.73 revolver | M.73 revolver | Stevens, de Beaumont | 6 | 9,4mmR No. 5 (9.4mm) | 1873 | ? | 1.04 kg | for support units |
Mauser C96 | Mauser C96 | Mauser, Hanyang Arsenal | 10 | 7.63×25mm Mauser | 1899 | ? | 1.13 kg | Dutch East Indies only |
Borchhardt-Luger | Luger P08 | DWM, Mauser | 8 | 9×19mm Parabellum | 1898 | 3.000.000 | 0.871 kg | Dutch East Indies only |
Automatic pistols and submachine guns
Type | Base model | Maker | Rounds | Cartridge | From: | Produced | Weight | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MP 28 II | MP 18 | Haenel | 50 | 7.63×25mm Mauser | 1939 | 2420 | 4.18 kg | sergeant weapon in single cavalry regiment in Dutch East Indies[1] |
Thompson submachine gun M1928 | Thompson submachine gun | Savage Arms and others | 50(extended mags) | .45 ACP (11.43×23mm) | 1942 | 2000 | 4.9 kg | Only in Dutch colonies, some may have not been delivered [2] |
Rifles
Type | Base model | Maker | Rounds | Cartridge | From: | Produced | Weight | Comment |
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Rifle M.95 | Mannlicher M1895 | Steyr-Mannlicher | 5 | 6,5x53,5R | 1896 | 470000 | 3.95 kg | also 8 derived carbine models |
M1941 Johnson rifle | M1941 Johnson rifle | Iver Johnson, FMA | 10 | .30-06 Springfield | 1941 | ~1000 | 4.31 kg | only in Dutch East Indies |
Grenades and grenade launchers
See also: [1]
Grenade | Introduced | Type | Weight, g | comments |
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Eihandgranaat No.1 | ? | fragmentation | 600 | used by Germans as "handgranate 312 (h)" |
Eihandgranaat No.2 | ? | fragmentation | 765 | imported Mills No. 23, rod-type rifle launcher |
Eihandgranaat No.3 | ? | concussion | 215 | used by Germans |
Hexiet Rookhandgranaat | ? | smoke | 500 | used by Germans as "333(h)" |
Gashandgranaat | ? | tear gas | ~800 | |
Ronde handgranaat | 1906 | fragmentation | 1065 | colonial army only |
Geweergranaat | 1915 | concussion | ~420 | colonial army only, hand-thrown version of Veldhandgranaat |
Veldhandgranaat | 1917 | fragmentation | 650 | long handle, colonial army only |
Offensieve handgranaat No.2 | 1928 | concussion | 650 | paper&wood body, colonial army only, imported from USA |
Offensieve handgranaat No.3 (US Mk.3) | 1941 | concussion | 310 | paper&steel body, colonial army only |
Machine guns
Infantry and dual-purpose machine guns
The Dutch army in 1940 was in the process of converting their machine guns to the unique 7.92×57mm rimmed cartridge.[3] Exact numbers of machine guns converted is unknown.
Gun | Fire rate, RPM | Effective range | Cartridge | From: | Produced | Weight | Comment |
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Lewis gun M.20 | 550 | 800 | 6.5×53mmR and 7.92×57mmR | 1917 | 9500 | 13 kg | occasional AA gun |
Vickers machine gun | 475 | 2000 | .303 British (7.7×56mmR) and 7.92×57mmR | 1912 | 300 | 23 kg | occasional AA gun,basis for aircraft guns |
MG 08 Spandau heavy machine gun (M.25) | 475 | 2000 | 7.92×57mm Mauser | 1908 | 452 | 69 kg | occasional AA gun, obsolescent |
Schwarzlose MG M.07/12 heavy machine gun (M.8) | 490 | 1300 | 7.92×57mm Mauser | 1905 | 2248 | 41.4 kg | |
Madsen machine gun Geweermitrailleur | 450 | 6.5×53mmR | 1915 | 9.2 kg | Only in the Dutch East Indies. | ||
Madsen machine gun Karabijnmitrailleur | 450 | 6.5×53mmR | 1926 | 8.4 kg | Only in the Dutch East Indies, shortened variant. |
Vehicle and aircraft machine guns
Artillery
Infantry mortars
Model | Caliber | Max. range | From | Produced | Weight, kg | fire rate, RPM | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stokes mortar | 81mm | 800 | 1915 | 360 | 47.17 | 25 | heavy recoil, therefore difficult to fire from improvised positions |
Field artillery
Model | Caliber | Max. range | From | Produced | Weight, kg | fire rate, RPM | Comment |
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Krupp 7.5 cm Model 1903 (7-veld) | 75mm | 6000 | 1904 | 304 | 1079 | 8 | partly license-built or upgraded to Siderius Model 02/04 |
8 cm staal | 84mm | 3500 | 1878 | 108 | 1517 | 2.5 | |
12 cm Lang staal | 120mm | 8500 | 1878 | 158 | 3450 | 1.5 | former fortress gun, upgraded in the 1920s |
15cm Krupp heavy field gun | 150mm | 8800 | 1878 | 72 | 4700 | 1 | former fortress gun, upgraded in the 1920s |
10.5 cm Cannon Model 1927 (10-veld) | 105mm | 16500 | 1926 | 52 | 3650 | 7 | |
Krupp 105mm field gun L30 M1905 | 105mm | 9250 | 1912 | 2 | 2835 | 6 | |
120 mm Krupp howitzer M1905 (12 lang 12) | 120mm | 5800 | 1912 | 50 | 1125 | 2 | |
10.5 cm leFH 18 | 105mm | 10675 | 1939 | 8 | 1985 | 5 | imported, training-only |
Bofors 12 cm M. 14 (12 lang 14) | 120mm | 6050 | 1918 | 10 | 1610 | 3 | |
BL 6-inch 30 cwt howitzer (15 lang 15) | 152.4mm | 8400 | 1918 | 30 | 3690 | 2 | only extended-range version |
15 cm sFH 13 (15 lang 17) | 149.1mm | 8600 | 1918 | 44 | 2250 | 3 | World War I war reparations from Germany |
Fortress and siege guns
See [4] for geographic distribution of coastal defenses and fortresses in continental Netherlands. The listing below do include both army and land-based Navy weapons, but do not include 47mm guns, which are counted as anti-tank guns.
- Bofors 37 mm, 45 or 50 calibers barrel length : 23 pieces, of them 12 imported and 11 license-produced
- 75mm guns, 40 calibers barrel length : 63 pieces (2 distinct Krupp types, 5000m range, rapid-fire)
- 120mm guns, 40 calibers barrel length : 18 pieces (2 distinct Krupp types, 12500m range, 9 RPM fire rate)
- 149.1mm or 152.4mm guns, 30 calibers barrel length: 5 (type unknown)
- 149.1mm or 152.4mm guns, 35 calibers barrel length: 6 (type unknown)
- 149.1mm or 152.4mm guns, 40 calibers barrel length: 21 (Krupp guns, 14200m range, 9 RPM fire rate)
- 240mm guns, 30 calibers barrel length: 11 (Krupp guns of the 19th century, 8000m range, 0.25 RPM fire rate)
Infantry guns
Model | Caliber | Max. range | From | Produced | Weight, kg | fire rate, RPM | Comment |
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Krupp light field gun M1894 (6-veld)[5] | 57mm | 5000 | 1894 | 210 | 700 | 5.5 | used also as anti-tank |
Anti-tank guns
Model | Caliber | Penetration 1 | Penetration 2 | Muzzle speed | Max. range | From | Produced | Weight, kg | fire rate, RPM | Comment |
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Bohler 47mm gun | 47mm | 58mm@100m | 43mm@500m | 630 | 7000 | 1935 | 380 | 315 | 5 | also very effective as infantry gun |
HIH Siderius 47mm casemate gun | 47mm | 50mm@1000m | 750 | 2500 | 1931 | 8 | 1300 | 18 | semi-automatic[6] | |
Artillerie Inrichtingen 47mm casemate gun | 47mm | 50mm@1000m | 750 | 2500 | 1932 | 60 | 1300 | 9 | low-cost alternative to Siderius gun |
Anti-tank weapons (besides anti-tank guns)
Anti-aircraft weapons
Light anti-aircraft guns
Model | Caliber | Eff. alt. | From | Produced | Weight, kg | fire rate, RPM | Comment |
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MG 08 Spandau heavy machine gun (M.25) | 7.92mm | 1300 | 1908 | 452 | 69 | 475 | obsolescent, also infantry heavy machine gun |
Vickers machine gun (M.18) | 7.7mm | 1300 | 1912 | 300 | 23 | 475 | also infantry heavy machine gun |
Bofors 40 mm gun L/60 (4 tl) | 40mm | 4100 | 1932 | 46 | 1981 | 120 | light/medium AA gun |
3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37/43 L/57 | 37mm | 4200 | 1936 | 3 | 2000 | 150 | no ammunition during war |
Oerlikon 20 mm cannon L/70 (2 tl. No.1) | 20mm | 1300 | 1939 | 120 | 363 | 285 | planned main light AA gun |
Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/77 (Scotti) (2 tl. No.2) | 20mm | 914 | 1939 | 35 | 227.5 | 250 | substitute for Oerlikon gun |
Hispano-Suiza HS.404 | 20mm | 1100 | 1939 | 30 | ~400 | 700 | probably too lightly build barrel resulting in poor accuracy |
Heavy anti-aircraft guns
Model | Caliber | Eff. alt. | From | Produced | Weight, kg | fire rate, RPM | Comment |
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Krupp gun 6 tl | 57mm | 2500 | 1916 | 21 | 7180 | 3 | obsolescent |
Krupp gun 7 tl | 75mm | 3300 | 1916 | 15 | 7980 | 5 | obsolescent |
QF 3-inch 20 cwt (8 tl) | 76.2mm | 3750 | 1917 | 3 | 5990 | 17 | |
Krupp gun (10 tl) | 94mm | 6800 | 1925 | 3 | ~10000 | 7.5 | may be prototypes related to QF 3.7-inch AA gun development |
Vickers Model 1931 (7.5 tl no.1) | 75mm | 8500 | 1935 | 81 | 2825 | 12 | partially license-built, had a fire-control mechanical computer |
Skoda AA gun (7.5 tl no.2) | 75mm | 6500 | 1940 | 9 | 4200 | 25 | model unclear |
Vehicles
Tankettes
Carden Loyd Mk IV tankette - 5 tankettes used in Battle of the Netherlands
Tanks
- Marmon-Herrington CTLS - few used against Japanese on Java. 28 used in the West Indies & Suriname
- FT17 - 1 purchased in 1927 for trials
- Marmon-Herrington CTMS - 26 used in the West Indies & Suriname
- Marmon-Herrington MTLS - 19-20 used in the West Indies & Suriname
- Carden-Lloyd Light Amphibious tank m1931- 2 delivered to the KNIL in 1937
- Carden-Lloyd m1936 - 75 ordered but only 25 delivered to the KNIL
- M3 tanks - 50 were being transported when the Dutch East Indies fell.
Armored cars
Vehicle | Developed | Produced | Armament |
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L181 (M-36) | 1936 | 12 | 37mm Bofors cannon and 3x 7.92mm Lewis machine gun |
L180 (M-38) | 1938 | 14 | 37mm Bofors cannon and 3x 7.92mm Lewis machine gun |
M39 Pantserwagen | 1939 | 12 | 37mm Bofors cannon and 3x 7.92mm Lewis machine gun |
Ehrhardt Potkachel[7] | 1918 | 1 | 57mm Krupp gun 6tl |
Alvis Strausser AC3D[8] | 1938 | 12 | a 12.7 mm Colt-Browning MG in the turret and a 6.5 mm Vickers machine gun on the left of the driver |
M3A1 Scout Car | 1941 | 40 | two .30-caliber M1919 Browning machine gun and one .50-caliber M2 Browning machine gun |
GMC 'Kippenhok'[9] | 1931 | 3 | three 6.5mm lewis m20 machine guns |
Morris Wijnman 'Koekblik'[10] | 1932 | 3 | Space for up to four 6.5mm lewis m20 machine guns |
Wilton-Fijenoord[11] | 1933 | 3 | three 6.5mm Lewis m20 machine guns |
Overvalwagen[12] | 1940 | 90 | different versions had different armament |
Utility tractor
- VCL Utility Tracor - 50 ordered for the KNIL
- Praga TIII/3 Artillery Tractor - 1 prototype delivered to the KNIL.
Engineering and command
- L180 (M-38) - 2 of 14 armored cars were built as command cars (dummy main gun made of wood).
Trucks
All numbers are for European part of Dutch armed forces.
- horses 30000
- Trado 1200 - mostly for towing artillery and 1 motorized light infantry division
- DAF-139 amphibious truck (prototype testing at outbreak of war)
- Ford Model AA 380 - in AA units[citation needed]
- Ford GP - in Dutch East Indies cavalry units
Passenger cars
- unknown models (~70-140 total) for carrying officers
Motorcycles
- unknown model (at least 840 in 2 motorized cavalry regiments)
Miscellaneous vehicles
- bicycles (at least 1500000)
Navy ships and war vessels
Royal Netherlands Navy
At the moment of the German attack on 10 May 1940 the Dutch European Navy consisted of 50 vessels:
- 1 light cruiser
- 3 coastal defense ships
- 10 destroyers
- 12 minelayers
- 4 minesweepers
- 6 submarines
- 14 auxiliary and light vessels
Also, 31 various vessels were under construction. Of these, 6 were eventually completed in England and 21 in Nazi Germany.
Present in the Dutch West Indies was the sloop Van Kinsbergen.
Destroyed or scuttled during Battle of the Netherlands:
- Destroyer Van Galen [Rotterdam, by a Stuka attack]
- Destroyer escort Christiaan Cornelis (scuttled after being damaged by coastal artillery)
- Destroyer escort Z3 (scuttled)
- Destroyer escort G16 (scuttled)
- Gunboat Johan Maurits van Nassau (sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft)
- Gunboat Friso (sunk by Luftwaffe aircraft)
- Gunboat Brinio (scuttled)
- Gunboat Braga (scuttled)
- Gunboat Helfring (scuttled)
- Gunboat Freyr (scuttled)
- Minelayer Hydra
- Minelyaer Bulgia
- Minesweeper Abraham van Hulst (heavily damaged by Luftwaffe aircraft attack and scuttled)
- Minesweeper Pieter Floriszoon (scuttled)
- Minesweeper M III
- Submarine HNLMS O 12 (scuttled)
- Coastal defense ship HNLMS IJmuiden (scuttled)
Escaped to England during Battle of the Netherlands:
- Light cruiser Sumatra
- Destroyer escort Z5
- Destroyer escort Z6
- Destroyer escort Z7
- Destroyer escort Z8
- Destroyer escort G13
- Destroyer escort G15
- Gunboat Flores
- Gunboat Gruno
- Minelayer Willem van der Zaan
- Minelayer Medusa
- Minelayer Van Maerlant
- Minelayer Douwe Aukes
- Minelayer Nautiles[13]
- Minelayer Jan van Brakel[14]
- Minesweeper Jan van Gelder
- Torpedo boat TM51
- Submarine O9
- Submarine O10
- Submarine O13
- Light-cruiser Jacob van Heemskerck (under construction at outbreak of war)
- Destroyer leader Isaac Sweers (under construction at outbreak of war)
- Submarine O21 (under construction at outbreak of war)
- Submarine O22 (under construction at outbreak of war)
- Submarine O23 (under construction at outbreak of war)
- Submarine O24 (under construction at outbreak of war)
- Many tugs, pilot boats and patrol boats
Captured by the Germans:
- Minesweepers MI (sunk and raised by Germans)
- Minesweepers MII (sunk and raised by Germans)
- Minesweepers MIV (sunk and raised by Germans)
- Gunboat Tyr
- Gunboat Balder
- Gunboat Hadda (unarmed at outbreak of war)
- Gunboat Thor (unarmed at outbreak of war)
- Minelayer Vidar
- Torpedo workship Vidar
- Submarines O 8
- Submarine O 11
- Coastal defense ship HMLMS Gelderland
- Coastal defense ship HNLMS Hertog Hendrik
- Cruiser De Zeven Provincien (under construction, not used by Germans)
- Cruiser HNLMS Eendracht (under construction, not used by Germans)
- Destroyer leader HNLMS Tjerk Hiddes (under construction, scrapped by Germans)
- Destroyer leader HNLMS Gerard Callenburgh (under construction, damaged and repaired by Germans)
- Destroyer leader HNLMS Philips van Almonde (under construction, scrapped by Germans)
- Submarine O 25 (under construction, finished by Germans)
- Submarine O 26 (under construction, finished by Germans)
- Submarine O 27 (under construction, finished by Germans)
- 6 Minesweepers (under construction, names not assigned, all used by Germans)
- Tanker (under construction, name not assigned, finished by Germans)
- 10 Fast attack craft (E-boats) (under construction, names not assigned, all finished and used by Germans in Mediterranean)
Royal Netherlands Navy in the East Indies
At the time of Japanese attack on 7 December 1941, the Dutch Navy in the East Indies comprised 78 vessels. Most of them were destroyed defending Java island:
- 3 light cruisers
- 7 destroyers
- 15 submarines
- 7 minelayers
- 11 minesweepers
- 35 auxiliary or small ships (of them 8 tankers)
Task Force One (Doorman; off Paternoster Island)
- Light cruiser De Ruyter
- Light cruiser Tromp
- Destroyer Van Ghent
- Destroyer Kortenaer
- Destroyer Piet Hein
- Destroyer Witte de With
- Destroyer Banckert
Task Force Two (Sunda Strait en route Singapore)
- Light cruiser Java
- Destroyer Evertsen
- Destroyer Van Nes
NEI Submarine Flotilla (at Surabaya)
- submarine tender Zuiderkruis
- SS K-VI
- SS K-VIII
- SS K-X
Submarine Division 1
- SS O-16 (Karimata Strait)
- SS K-XVII (north of Singapore)
- SS K-XVII
Submarine Division 2
- SS K-IX
- SS K-XI (north of Singapore)
- SS K-XII (north of Singapore)
- SS K-XIII (north of Singapore)
Submarine Division 3
- SS K-XIV (South China Sea)
- SS K-XV (South China Sea)
- SS K-XVI (South China Sea)
Submarine Division 4
- SS O-19 (South China Sea)
- SS O-20 (South China Sea)
Mine Service (at Surabaya)
- CM Gouden Leeuw (at Tarakan)
- CM Prinz Van Oranje
- CM Krakatau
- CM Pro Patria (at Palembang)
- CM Serdang
- CM Willem van der Zaan (Lingga)
- CM Rigel
Minesweeper Division 3
- AMc Alor
- AMc Aroe
- AMc Bantam
- AMc Bogor
- AMc Ceram
- AMc Cheribon
Minesweeper Division 4 (at Surabaya)
- AMc Djember
- AMc Djombang
- AMc Djampea
- AMc Enggano
- AMc Endeh
Torpedo Division (at Surabaya)
- PT TM-4 to TM-15 (12 vessels)
- Tanker AO Aldegonda
- Tanker AO Benakat (4763 tons, 10 knots)
- Tanker AO Djirak (4325 tons, 10 knots)
- Tanker AO Josefina
- Tanker AO Juno (2741 tons, 9 knots)
- Tanker AO Paula (2700 tons, 12 knots)
- Tanker AO Pendopo (7150 tons, 10 knots)
- Tanker AO Petronella
- AT Kraus
- AT Pief
- AT Gina
- AT Jules
- AT Nolly
- AT Tata
- AT Flip
- AT Rolf
- AT Hector
- AT Paul
- AT Teddy
- AR Moeara Boelian
- AH Op Ten Noort
Aircraft
The Dutch before war have an extensive aircraft industry, but most of the aircraft produced were exported and not counted here.
Name | Place of manufacture | Primary role(s) | # used in Europe | # used in Indonesia | years in use | comments |
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Fokker D.XXI | Dutch | fighter | 36 | 0 | 1936-1940 | |
Curtiss P-6 Hawk | Dutch (license) | fighter | 0 | 11 | 1930-1942 | also 3 P-6 were destroyed before war |
Curtiss H-75 Hawk (export Curtiss P-36) | US | fighter | 0 | 24 | 1940-1942 | model Hawk 75A-7 |
Brewster B339 (F2A-2 Buffalo) | US | fighter | 0 | 71 | 1941-1942 | |
Fokker D.XXIII | Dutch | fighter | 1 | 0 | 1939-1940 | tandem engines, prototype under test at outbreak of war |
Fokker D.XVII | Dutch | fighter/trainer | 7 | 0 | 1932-1940 | 2 of 7 destroyed on ground at beginning of war |
Fokker G.I | Dutch | heavy fighter | 35 | 0 | 1937-1940 | also 1 Fokker G.I destroyed before war |
Fokker G.I(export version) | Dutch | heavy fighter | 6 | 0 | 1940-1940 | 24 were produced, but refit was not finished in time |
Fokker T.V | Dutch | bomber | 15 | 0 | 1938-1940 | also 1 Fokker T.V destroyed before war |
Fokker C.V | Dutch | bomber/reconnaissance | 28 | 0 | 1924-1940 | only 28 of 67 were operational at start of war |
Fokker C.VIII | Dutch | reconnaissance | 1 | 0 | 1928-1940 | land-version (prototype) of seaplane Fokker C.VIII-W) |
Fokker C.VIII-W | Dutch | Maritime patrol | 9 | 0 | 1928-1940 | 5 of 9 fled to England and were scrapped immediately |
Fokker C.X | Dutch | bomber/reconnaissance/trainer | 20 | 13 | 1933-1942 | |
Koolhoven F.K.51 | Dutch | trainer/reconnaissance | 83 | 38 | 1935-1942 | |
Koolhoven F.K.52 | Dutch | fighter/reconnaissance | 5 | 0 | 1937-1940 | also 1 aircraft lost before war |
Koolhoven F.K.58 | Dutch | fighter | 18 | 0 | 1938-1940 | manned by Poles, fought for France (not in Dutch army) |
Fokker S.IX | Dutch | trainer | 50 | 0 | 1935-1942 | some escaped to England and were scrapped immediately |
Bücker Bü 131 | Germany | trainer | 0 | ? | 1935-1942 | |
Curtiss-Wright CW-21B | US | interceptor | 0 | 24 | 1942-1942 | 17 ready at start of Japanese attack |
Dornier Do J Wal | Dutch (license) | Maritime patrol | 1 | 5 | 1937-1942 | most were already scrapped at outbreak of war[citation needed] |
Dornier Do 24 | Dutch (license) | maritime patrol | 0 | 37 | 1937-1942 | replacement for Dornier Wal, imported and license-produced in Netherlands. |
Fokker T.IVa | Dutch | Maritime patrol/torpedo bomber | 0 | 33 | 1927-1942 | |
Fokker C.XI | Dutch | scout seaplane | 4 | 10 | 1935-1942 | operated from Dutch cruisers and destroyers |
Fokker C.VII | Dutch | seaplane trainer | 0 | 12 | 1927-1942 | 30 were produced, but 18 in Europe retired before war |
Fokker C.XIV-W | Dutch | trainer/Maritime patrol | 13 | 11 | 1927-1942 | 12 were transferred from Europe to Dutch East Indies after war in Europe was lost |
Fokker F.XVIII | Dutch | airliner/Maritime patrol | 0 | 5 | 1940-1942 | stop-gap ASW aircraft, later reverted to airliner |
Fokker T.VIII | Dutch | Maritime patrol | 11 | 0 | 1938-1940 | some aircraft escaped to England and many captured by Germans |
Consolidated PBY Catalina | US | Maritime patrol | 0 | 48 | 1935-1942 | 36 Consolidated 28-5 (export PBY-5) and 12 PBY-5A[citation needed] |
Martin 139 (export B-10) | US | Bomber | 0 | 121 | 1938-1945 | Pre-WW2 bomber in Dutch possession |
Fokker T.IX | Dutch | Bomber | 1 | 0 | 1939-1940 | prototype being repaired at outbreak of war |
Cartridges and shells
- .32 ACP (7.94×25mm)
- .380 ACP (9×25mm)
- 11mm French Ordnance (11.46×30mm)
- 6.5×53mmR (main rifle cartridge)
- 7.92×56R (main MG cartridge)
- .303 British (7.7×56mmR)
References
- ^ "KNILCavalry". Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "Axis History Forum • Dutch sub machine guns". Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "7.92 X 57R DUTCH SCHWARZLOSE | Cartridgecollector.net". www.cartridgecollector.net.
- ^ "Coastal artillery [War over Holland - May 1940: the Dutch struggle]". Waroverholland.nl. 10 May 1940. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "57 mm infantry gun [6-veld] [War over Holland - May 1940: The Dutch struggle]". Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "HIHSiderius3". Overvalwagen.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Ehrhardt Potkachel". tanks-encyclopedia.com. 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Alvis-Straussler Armoured Cars in the Netherlands East Indies". warfare.gq.
- ^ "GMC Improvised Armoured Cars". Tanks Encyclopedia. 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Morris 'Koekblikje' Armored Car". Tanks Encyclopedia. 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Wilton-Fijenoord Armored Car (1933)". 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Braat Overvalwagen (1940)". www.tanks-encyclopedia.com.
- ^ "Minelayer Hr.Ms. Nautilus". Netherlandsnavy.nl. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Dutch minelayer Jan van Brakel". Netherlandsnavy.nl. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
External links
- Dutch army strategy and armament in World War II
- Order of battle of Netherlands East Indies Naval Forces at 7 December 1941
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