Country: Great Britain Service Entry Date: December 1938 Class: F
A/C Type: Short Range Day Fighter A/C Crew: Pilot
Engine(s): One Bristol Mercury VIIIA
Eng. Pwr: 980-11 30HP Radial, Air Cooled, No F.I.
Maximum Speed: 257 MPH at 14,500
Maximum Ceiling: 32,900 / NA / NA Feet
Defense Factor: 5 Size Modifier: +0 Damage Factor: 5 / 7
Endurance: 135 Cockpit View: Poor Blind Area: Rear Low
Protection: Cockpit +0 Fuel +0 Engine +0
Climb Decel / Dive Accel: 3.0/1.0
Weight and Load Limit: NA Wpn. Stations: None
Weight Allowed: N/A Loads: N/A
Victory Points: 2 - 5

AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE CHART

Altitude		Minimum Speed	Maximum Speed	Maximum Dive Speed	Min TT (1)	Min HT (1)	Min BT (2)	Min ET (2)	Average Rate of Climb
Levels	Band
43+	UH	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
37-42	EH	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
31-36	VH	2.0	4.0	8.5	2.5	4.0	4.5	5.5	600
25-30	HI	1.5	4.5	8.5	2.5	3.5	4.0	4.5	1200
19-24	MH	1.5	4.5	8.5	2.0	3.0	3.5	4.5	1800
13-18	ML	1.5	5.0	8.0	2.0	3.0	3.5	4.0	2300
7-12	LO	1.0	5.0	7.5	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	2700
1-6	VL	1.0	4.5	7.0	1.5	2.5	3.0	3.0	2400

FIRE POWER CHART Guns Type Weapons Ammo Criticals N1 Two .303 Calibre Br. 17 4 W1 One .303 Calibre Br. 10 4 W2 One .303 Calibre Br. 10 4 GUN ATTACK FACTORS Range N1 W1 W2 (Total) 0 12 6 6 24 1 9 5 5 19 2 6 3 3 12 3 4 2 2 8 4 3 1 1 5 5 2 1 1 4 6+ - - - -

POWER VERSUS SPEED CHART Levels Band 1.0-4.5 5.0-7.5 8.0-9.5 10.0+ 43+ UH - - - - 37-42 EH - - - - - 31-36 VH 1.0 - - - 25-30 HI 1.5 - - - 19-24 MH 3.0 - - - 13-18 ML 4.0 2.0 - - 7-12 LO 5.0 3.0 - - 1-6 VL 5.0 - - - Banking FPs: 1 2 4 - Side Slip FPs: 1 3 6- - NOTES AND VARIANTS: Performance: The Gladiators max attainable level speed -1.0 is always its combat cruise speed regardless of altitude. Gladiator Mk. I: February 1937 production model with Bristol Mercury IX engine and two blade fixed-pitch wooden prop. Ceiling= 32,300 and reduce all average ROC nos. by 400 FPM. Reduce VL and LO max level speeds by 0.5. All else as Gladiator Mk. II Malta Gladiators, June 1940: Fictionalized as Faith, Hope, and Charity, a small unit of slightly modified Gladiators did defend Maltaifor a short time. These A/C had pilot armor added and used two-pitch Blenheim props. As MK. II except increase all avg. ROC nos. by 200 and cockpit prot.= +1.

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