Re: Development of the DB601A Engine mounted gun.
You are welcome SM.
According to Thomas Hitchcock "One-O-Nine Gallery", page 24. Only very limited numbers of the E-2 variant were built, for which the V20 prototype served as basis. It was armed with two wing-mounted, and one engine-mounted Motorkanone MG FF cannon, which gave considerable trouble in service, as well as two synchronized MG 17s cowl machine guns. In August 1940, II./JG 27 was operating this type.
However, there is no reference to confirm it in Prien, Stemmer and others, JFV 4/I, article on II./JG 27, Battle of Britain.
Regards,
Sinisa
Last edited by sidney; 20th July 2021 at 20:22.
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