Ideal Luftwaffe starting 1/1/1936

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The Siemens-Halske company was offering 9 cyl radials in late 1920s/early 1930s, the Sh 20 was making 540 PS for take off, weight 415 kg, or 475 kg (with gearbox?). Sh 22 B was making 650 PS on 490 kg.
With all said, seems that Germans did have quite a choice of under 700 PS engines. Especially once the foreign factories are captured.
 

I'm mystified as to why they didn't use three sets of Jumo 207 cylinder blocks in a triangular layout (i.e., the same general configuration as the Napier Deltic) for the Jumo 223. Surely, this would have saved a lot of development effort.
 
Maybe 3 sets of Jumo 204 (as the Deltic) or 205 cylinder blocks? 2500 PS on 1800 kg?
BTW, Continuing a development of 28.5 L diesel (Jumo 204), instead of going for a considerably smaller 16.6L (Jumo 205) would be a better proposal both on the on the short and long run?
 
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The Germans might have done better to build more/better small utility transports than spending the time and effort that they spent on "trick" aircraft.

Wonder if something akin the An-2 'Colt' would've been good for the German war effort - a non-nonsense transport biplane with 1000 HP engine?
 

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