The Engine of the Dark Side? Daimler-Benz DB-600 series - Part 2

Buy The Secret Horsepower Race Here: Support this channel on Patreon: In the first part of this series, we discussed the advantages the DB 600 series had over its competitors: a superior supercharger drive coupling and a fuel injection system. Overall, the DB 600 series of engines were good engines in theory. However, had they not suffered from the issues we’re covering in today’s video they likely would have been even more fearsome. However, the fact was that between organizational issues, synthetic fuel problems, and the scarcity of strategic metals, the Daimler Benz 601 and 605 were in an uphill battle for most of the conflict. And all of these factors, in unison, along with their second-order effects, created a situation that effectively hamstrung all of the Luftwaffe’s fighters for years.