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Bf-109E
The DB 601 had almost the same dimensions as the DB 600. The cylinders and pistons remained unchanged. The carburetor of the first was replaced by direct fuel injection on the second. The compression ratio was increased from 6.5 to 6.9, the boost was increased, and the supercharger received an automatic boost control system using a fluid coupling. Direct fuel injection reduced its consumption, allowed the use of gasoline with a lower octane number, and, unlike a carburetor, allowed the engine to work for a long time at negative overloads. Of the early versions of this aircraft, the main ones were Bf 109E-1 with a 1075-horsepower DB 601A-1 engine, Bf 109E-3 with a more powerful engine, improved armor and a place for a 20-mm gun in the collapse of the engine cylinders, as well as Bf-109E-4 (without motor gun). The pilots considered the Emil one of the best Bf 109 models, at least equal to the early models of the Spitfire. Armament: Me 109E - two 20-mm MG / FF wing cannons with 60 rounds of ammunition and 2 × 7.92-mm MG-17 machine guns with 500 rounds of ammunition per machine gun. During the invasion of the USSR in June 1941, the Emil was already withdrawn from service, it remains a fact that Bf 109E also flew over the USSR for several months. It is known, for example, that JG 54 and the assault squadron SG 1 fought in this theater on Bf.109E. ![]() Bf 109E-1 of 5./JG77 Black 4 of Anton Hacki Kristiansand Kjevik, Norway, June 1940
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