Well, actually the initial batch of DB605A provided by the germans and the following italian production were more than enuff to build a quite large force of Series 5 fighters (C205, Re2005 and G55, that is).
The real problems were:
- italian high command stupidity and delay in choosing which fighter to produce,
- what FIAT did to push his fighter (the G55) or, better, to delay the production of Macchi fighters (yes, the Agnelli family is the same of 60 years ago),
- in the end, allied bombing of italian factories.
Its a sad story, the saddest part being a lot of young pilots fighting with old C.200, C.202 and some C.205 against B-17, Spitfires IX, P51, P38 and P47
