III, in favour of the more Mk. V which can be produced quicker. Another factor is that the Merlin XX of the Mk. III is urgently required for the Hurricane Mk. II, while the Merlin 45 of the Mk.
V is readily available.
The Lend-Lease act is signed. 27 March 1941 Coup in Yugoslavia by anti-Nazi groups. Hitler orders an armed intervention. 28 March 1941 Battle of Cape Mapatan. Carrier aircraft damage the battleship Vittorio Veneto and the Cruiser Pola .