| Gloster Gladiator Mk II | |
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| General Historical Information | |
| Place of origin | Great Britain |
| Manufacturer | Gloster Aircraft Company, Ltd. |
| Speed | 340 km/h |
| Category | Fighter |
| General Ingame Information | |
| Used by | Great Britain Finland Australia |
| Guns | 4x 7.7 mm MG |
| Historical Picture | |
| File:Gloster Gladiator Mk II photo.jpg | |
The Gloster Gladiator is a British biplane fighter aircraft. Introduced in the 1930s it had some modern features like a closed canopy but was soon seen as obsolete. Still, they were used by the British Royal Airforce and the navy and was exported to 13 countries, including Finland, China and Greece. The naval version was called the Sea Gladiator. The Gloster Gladiator was only armed with four 7.7 mm machine guns. It does not carry any payload like the Fairey Swordfish does but it is faster and maneuverable.
The Gloster Gladiator was being phased out in British service in 1938 as Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire were delivered. Still they were used in 1940 over France by the British and also in Belgium and Norway by their respective air forces. They were also prominent in the defence of Malta and in North and East Africa, the Italian Fiat CR.42 "Falco" was a common foe in those fronts. Gloster Gladiators both directly from Britain and from the Swedish air force were sent to Finland during the Winter War. A couple of victories were scored in that conflict but they were less far less prominent in the Continuation War.
The Gloster Gladiator is present on the maps Crete, Rheinuebung and Ilomantsi. The model was made by ningen.
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