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Originally Posted by newcomer
Hi to all,
according to the literature, the main difference in the E-1 and E-3 subvariants were in the engine: on the production line E-1 equipped by DB 601A-1 1.100HP (1.050 HP nominaly) and E-3 by DB 601Aa or Ba 1.175 HP (1.100 HP nominaly).
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Main difference was armament, not engine.
The Aa engine was installed in several versions without designation change, it may have been preferred in fighter-bomber conversion due to extra power down low.