[WIP]Dewoitine D.520 (former complete noob effort)

Regarding Bulgarian pilots and their experience, I've posted several detailed accounts a few pages back. Some pilots do claim they had a 30mm Oerlikon (not the MK108/103) cannon installed, though that could just be an overestimation of the 20mm HS cannon that in the nose of the D.520 was very destructive (unlike the wing-mounted on the Spitfires). On the other hand, some Bulgarian D.520 were overhauled ex-German trainers, so such an armament version isn't entirely unplausable.

As for the DB engines, there was simply no point to do it. Germany had enough excellent fighter designs, that were already tested and could be built fast in a prepared factory. Their Bulgarian, Romanian and Finnish allies were supplied with Bf 109G's and seem to find them excellent. The Italians in addition had their own, if few, domestic designs like the MC.205 and G.55.
A great problem was the delivery of the DB engine itself - there were always more available aiframes than engines. Adding another design to the existing plethora of planes using the DB series (Bf 109, 110, 210/410, He 111 and various Italian machines) would be beyond the production capabilities of Daimler.

By the way, the French had already developed an improved version, the D.555 using an improved airframe and a more powerfull HS engine, but it didn't enter production due to the fall of France. At that time the Emil reigned supreme and there was no need for another Luftwaffe fighter...
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