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I know, but wouldn't you agree the "37mm, AT, w/limbers" were probably those National Forge & Ordnance Co. guns?
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Yes, Hanno, good point. I agree. But the reason they show up under lendlease could have another reason. As I recall (but memory is a fragile thing) from reading in the archives on equipping the Dutch forces in the West Indies, the HQ initially (1942ish) had no problems in getting what they wanted from the huge surplusses of NPC orders. After that, NPC either sold the surplusses to the US or other buyers while other material might have been confiscated or "diverted" (not p-worded). So from 1943ish on the Dutch forces could no longer take from the surplusses what they wanted, but needed to apply with the US (under lend-lease for instance) or other allies.
So, if they had decided by 1943 that for instance the troops in Surinam for their coming expedition to the NEI would need another 6 or 8 AT guns (and preferably of the type already used) they would have obtained them through lend-lease...
Far fetched? I dont think so.
I think the 6 or 8 guns mentioned on the lend-lease list refer to a later delivery (on top of the 24 or so delivered in 1942 to both Dutch "theaters of war").
Cheers
Nuyt