Gladiator Mk I (China) - Revision history

U136146036 at 01:41, 25 March 2024

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U136146036: /* Pros and cons */

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‎Pros and cons

U44629479: /* See also */ Edits

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U44629479: Edits

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U43191476: camoflauge

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U13682523: /* Details */ Corrected flap rip speed

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‎Details: Corrected flap rip speed

U3312106: /* External links */

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U38088265: /* History */

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 * Bleeds speed in turns, especially when using flaps
 * In Simulator mode, upper wing blocks a significant amount of the forward view
-* Rudder control is subpar, forcing the aircraft to handle like a Horten 229
+* Extremely weak roll, combined with the lack of rudder authority leads to extreme difficulty aiming
 == History ==

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 * Bleeds speed in turns, especially when using flaps
 * In Simulator mode, upper wing blocks a significant amount of the forward view
 == History ==
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=gladiator_mk1_china Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 ;Images
-<gallery mode="packed-hover"  heights="200">
+<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="200">
 File:Gladiator-China an trn 26 003.png
 File:Gladiator-China an trn 26 005.png
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 ;Related development
 * [[Gladiator (Family)]]
 ;Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
 * Grumman [[F3F-2|F3F]]
 * Polikarpov [[I-15 (Family)|I-15]] & [[I-153 (Family)|I-153]]
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 === References ===
 ;Citations
 <references />

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 * ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
 ;Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
 * Grumman [[F3F-2|F3F]]
-* Polikarpov [[I-15 (Family)|I-15 & I-153]]
+* Polikarpov [[I-15 (Family)|I-15]] & [[I-153 (Family)|I-153]]
-* Fiat [[CR.32]]
+* Fiat [[CR.32 (Family)|CR.32]]
-* Fiat [[CR.42]]
+* Fiat [[C.R.42 (Family)|CR.42]]
 == External links ==

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 '''Enemies worth noting:'''
-[[Ki-27 otsu|Ki-27]], [[N1K1]], [[He 51 (Family)|He 51]], [[Gladiator (Family)|Gladiator]], etc:
+[[Ki-27 otsu|Ki-27]], [[N1K1]], [[He 51 (Family)|He 51]], [[Gladiator (Family)|Gladiator]], etc. - Those commonly seen planes are equally good at turnfights and will be a hard target to down since they are very small and agile. To deal with them you need to practice leading and deflection shots, plus manoeuvres like barrel rolls and scissors. They still need plenty of bullets to get damaged, so these kind of targets are the hardest to kill and requires great skills from the player.
-Those commonly seen planes are equally good at turnfights and will be a hard target to down since they are very small and agile. To deal with them you need to practice leading and deflection shots, plus manoeuvres like barrel rolls and scissors. They still need plenty of bullets to get damaged, so these kind of targets are the hardest to kill and requires great skills from the player.
+[[Do 17 Z-2]] - This early twin engine plane always shows up as an AI controlled recon aircraft that you have to down, which is a good news as AI won't manoeuvre aggressively. However this plane is extremely durable for the {{PAGENAME}}'s weak MGs. When it shows up as an AI, deflection shots are not recommended as the small shooting windows really does nothing. Instead, try disabling its 2 gunners first, then just sit behind it and burst on its wings and engines. When attacking the gunners try to not get your engine damaged by pulling evasive manoeuvres as soon as the bullets come close, since the Do 17 might outrun the {{PAGENAME}} in a level flight if your engine is damaged.
-[[Do 17 Z-2|Do 17 Z]]:
+[[He 100 D-1]], [[Bf 109 E-1|Bf 109 E]], [[He 112 (Family)|He 112]] - These early monoplanes might not be able to out-turn the Gladiator, but they can easily outrun it as the Gladiator is rather slow. These fighters will usually BnZ you, so you must constantly look above and behind you. If they are diving on you, use your roll rate and dodge under their negative G areas. Most players will try to follow up, if not immediately losing track of you. Several dodges might make them impatient and give up BnZ, and if they really start to turnfight with you, they are already dead.
 === Manual Engine Control ===
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 * Armament is equal to or better than other fighters it typically faces
-* Good manoeuvrability in a turn, fantastic looper
+* Good manoeuvrability in a turn, fantastic turnfighter
 * Tracer belts, like all other planes fitted with Browning machine guns, can be deadly
 * Has flaps, unlike most other biplane fighters
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 ;Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
 * Fiat [[CR.32]]
 * Fiat [[CR.42]]
 == External links ==
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 * [https://forum.warthunder.ru/index.php?/topic/197035-gloster-gladiator-mk-ii-iis-iif-taka/ Official data sheet - more details about the performance (Russian Forum)]
-* [[Wikipedia:Gloster_Gladiator|[Wikipedia<nowiki>]</nowiki> Gloster Gladiator]]
+* [[Wikipedia:Gloster_Gladiator|[Wikipedia] Gloster Gladiator]]
-===Citations===
+=== References ===
 <references />
-===Bibliography===
+;Bibliography
 * Hendrix, K. (2018, December 13). The RAF and China: A Forgotten Alliance. Part 1. Retrieved from [https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/blog/the-raf-and-china-a-forgotten-alliance-part/ Royal Air Force Museum]

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 The Gladiator Mk Is arrived in China with the standard 7.7 mm Browning machine guns, two of which were mounted on each side of the pilot within arm's reach and the other two were mounted one under each side of the lower wing. It is important for pilots of this aircraft to determine at what distance they typically engage enemy aircraft at as convergence of the machine guns is a necessity to manage to effectively put as many bullets as possible into the enemy fighter. Typically in biplanes, a closer convergence setting of 100 to 250 m is best for close-in fighting, typically as one gets farther out from there, bullets lose some of their punch.
-Many ace pilots from all sides of the war stated that when the enemy filled the windscreen, there was no way you could not hit, thereby guaranteeing a hit and conserving ammunition. The Gladiator Mk I does not have the machine-gun firing speed of those found on some Russian biplanes as it is necessary to synchronize the firing of the guns in the fuselage to fire through the propeller arc. With 2,000 rounds of ammunition distributed between all four machine guns, it is recommended to fire in short bursts, mainly to prevent overheating and jamming of the machine guns. Typically you can continuously fire about 750 rounds of ammunition before the guns jam up and require a cool down before they can be used again.
+Many ace pilots from all sides of the war stated that when the enemy filled the windscreen, there was no way you could not hit, thereby guaranteeing a hit and conserving ammunition. The Gladiator Mk I does not have the machine-gun firing speed of those found on some Soviet biplanes as it is necessary to synchronize the firing of the guns in the fuselage to fire through the propeller arc. With 2,000 rounds of ammunition distributed between all four machine guns, it is recommended to fire in short bursts, mainly to prevent overheating and jamming of the machine guns. Typically you can continuously fire about 750 rounds of ammunition before the guns jam up and require a cool down before they can be used again.
 When possible, change out the default ammunition belts for either tracer belts which are very effective against other biplanes, especially those which have fabric coverings and non-self sealing fuel tanks as tracer rounds have a good chance of setting planes on fire which can rarely put the flames out. Air belts are another good choice due to the explosive filler in the round which helps to damage or disable aircraft faster than regular bullets. For those pilots who like to sneak into a fight and catch enemy aircraft unaware, stealth belts are the way to go as there are no tracer rounds to give away your position. The enemy pilots tend to realize where the stealth bullets are coming from only too late as their aircraft is coming apart and falling to the ground.
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 == Media ==
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 ;Images
-<div><ul>
+<gallery mode="packed-hover"  heights="200">
-<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Gladiator-China an trn 26 003.png|thumb|none|250px|]] </li>
+File:Gladiator-China an trn 26 003.png
-<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Gladiator-China an trn 26 005.png|thumb|none|250px|]] </li>
+File:Gladiator-China an trn 26 005.png
-<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Gladiator-China an trn 26 007.png|thumb|none|250px|]] </li><!--
+File:Gladiator-China an trn 26 007.png
-<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Imagename.jpg|thumb|none|250px|]] </li>
+</gallery>
 ;Videos
-{{Youtube-gallery|p_ANYPgzAYU|'''BACK in the ARENA! Gladiator Mk I - China - War Thunder Review!''' - ''Jengar''|A1jLe76Gh8Q|'''Gladiator Mk1 (China) Review and Patch Impressions''' - ''Joseph 2000''}}
+{{Youtube-gallery|p_ANYPgzAYU|'''Back in the Arena! Gladiator Mk I - China - Review!''' - ''Jengar''|A1jLe76Gh8Q|'''Gladiator Mk1 (China) Review and Patch Impressions''' - ''Joseph 2000''}}
 == See also ==
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 * ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
 ;Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
 * Fiat [[CR.32]]
 * Fiat [[CR.42]]
 * Grumman [[F3F-2|F3F]]
-* Polikarpov [[I-15 (Family)|I-15]]
+* Polikarpov [[I-15 (Family)|I-15 & I-153]]
 == External links ==
 <!--''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''-->

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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Chinese fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]].
 == General info ==
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-On the 7th July 1937, fighting broke out between Chinese and Japanese forces, starting the Second Sino-Japanese War. When the war began the Chinese air force was using many obsolete aircraft and so, in October 1937, the Chinese government decided to order 36 Gladiator Mk Is from Britain; at the time these were the most modern fighter aircraft in use by the Royal Air Force.<ref name="HendrixGladiator">Hendrix 2018</ref> The disassembled Gladiators arrived in Hong Kong in late 1937, before then being shipped to Guangzhou for assembly. The Gladiator entered service with the Chinese air force in February 1938; it first saw combat on 24th February, when pilot John 'Buffalo' Wong Sun-Shui shot down two [[A5M4|A5M]] fighters (Japan's best fighter aircraft at the time).<ref name="HendrixGladiator"/> The Gladiator was well-liked by Chinese pilots, however with the emergence of more modern Japanese fighters, and a lack of spare parts to support the aircraft, the Gladiators were soon relegated to use as training aircraft only.
+On the 7th July 1937, fighting broke out between Chinese and Japanese forces, starting the Second Sino-Japanese War. When the war began the Chinese air force was using many obsolete aircraft and so, in October 1937, the Chinese government decided to order 36 Gladiator Mk Is from Britain; at the time these were the most modern fighter aircraft in use by the Royal Air Force.<ref name="HendrixGladiator">Hendrix 2018</ref> The disassembled Gladiators arrived in Hong Kong in late 1937, before then being shipped to Guangzhou for assembly. The Gladiator entered service with the Chinese air force in February 1938; it first saw combat on 24th February, when pilot John 'Buffalo' Wong Sun-Shui shot down two [[A5M4|A5M]] fighters (Japan's best fighter aircraft at the time).<ref name="HendrixGladiator" /> The Gladiator was well-liked by Chinese pilots, however with the emergence of more modern Japanese fighters, and a lack of spare parts to support the aircraft, the Gladiators were soon relegated to use as training aircraft only.
 == Media ==

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-| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || 520 || 320 || ~11 || ~5
+| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || 469 || 320 || ~11 || ~5
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		+	* [https://forum.warthunder.ru/index.php?/topic/197035-gloster-gladiator-mk-ii-iis-iif-taka/ Official data sheet - more details about the performance (Russian Forum)]
	* [[Wikipedia:Gloster_Gladiator\|[Wikipedia<nowiki>]</nowiki> Gloster Gladiator]]		* [[Wikipedia:Gloster_Gladiator\|[Wikipedia<nowiki>]</nowiki> Gloster Gladiator]]

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 == Description ==
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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Chinese fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]].
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 | Controllable || Not controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Not controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Not controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Separate || Not controllable<br>1 gear || Not controllable
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