Otter in Paramaribo, Surinam

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Pictures of survivor KN-50-99, dating from 2008 (source):

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Another period picture of an Otter in Suriname:

"On patrol in Nickerie, April 1966, Surinam"
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Source: https://www.45painfbat.nl/Reacties/T.../tondebeer.htm

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Pictures of survivor KN-50-99, dating from 2008 (source):

A more recent photo of KN-50-99. Only now I noted that this Otter has an extra gun mount (?) fitted between the front hatches.

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Photo by Hermen Goud via Dennis Buijs

[Jakko Westerbeke]

Could that be a 2-inch bomb thrower? It certainly looks like it would have the elevation for that, and it’s pretty much where the 4-inch discharger was normally installed.

[Alex van de Wetering]

Originally Posted by Jakko Westerbeke

Could that be a 2-inch bomb thrower? It certainly looks like it would have the elevation for that, and it’s pretty much where the 4-inch discharger was normally installed.

It could be, but my first idea was an extra mount for a machine gun or AT rifle.....but than again there seems to be no room for a sight to see what your actually aiming at.......so, maybe bomb thrower would be more logical.

[Jakko Westerbeke]

I took a look at the page where the photos from 2008 came from, to see if it maybe had a picture of the interior too (seeing as how many of the ports are open), as that might give a clue. Unfortunately not, but this reply there did make me laugh a little:

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He’s right: that isn’t an Sd.Kfz. 222 They both have four wheels, an engine and armour plate, those are about the only things they have in common

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

It could be, but my first idea was an extra mount for a machine gun or AT rifle.....but than again there seems to be no room for a sight to see what your actually aiming at.......so, maybe bomb thrower would be more logical.

Agree on the bomb thrower as it can only move up and down.