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 == Description ==
-<!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->The Gloster Sea Gladiator was, as the name suggests, a naval modification of the Gladiator biplane fighter in use by the Royal Air Force (RAF). Ninety-eight Sea Gladiators were completed: 38 "interim" airframes modified from the existing [[Gladiator Mk II]] .  Differences from the Gladiator Mk IIs in service with the RAF included the planes being fitted with catapult attachment points and a tail hook, the airframe being strengthened to withstand carrier landings, and a dinghy lifeboat being made mountable to the underbelly of the plan. It was powered by a nine-cylinder Bristol Mercury VIIA radial engine rated at 840 hp and mated to a three-blade Fairey metal fixed pitch propeller, while retaining the same armament as the Gladiator Mk.II.
+<!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-It was introduced in [[Update 1.49 "Weapons of Victory"]]. The Sea Gladiator Mk I is the last of the Fleet Air Arm biplane naval fighters and, is a naval modification of the regular [[Gladiator Mk II|Gladiator]] seen in the RAF tech tree. As a result, its handling characteristics are very similar to said plane type. This means it has good speed an acceleration for a biplane, and like most other biplanes is far better at turning than the monoplanes it faces. The Gladiator sits between the light biplanes design and the more advanced monoplanes, which means that lacks the top speed and agility of the two, instead it combines them to have a more balanced airframe.
+It was introduced in [[Update 1.49 "Weapons of Victory"]]. The Sea Gladiator Mk I is the last of the Fleet Air Arm biplane naval fighters, and is a naval modification of the regular [[Gladiator Mk II|Gladiator]] seen in the RAF tech tree. As a result, its handling characteristics are very similar. This means it has good speed and acceleration for a biplane, and like most other biplanes is far better at turning than the monoplanes it faces. The Gladiator sits between the light biplanes design and the more advanced monoplanes, which means that it lacks the top speed and agility of either, but instead combines them to have a more balanced airframe.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
-<!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
+<!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->The Gloster Sea Gladiator was, as the name suggests, a naval modification of the Gladiator biplane fighter in use by the Royal Air Force (RAF). Ninety-eight Sea Gladiators were completed: 38 "interim" airframes modified from the existing [[Gladiator Mk II]] .  Differences from the Gladiator Mk IIs in service with the RAF included the planes being fitted with catapult attachment points and a tail hook, the airframe being strengthened to withstand carrier landings, and a dinghy lifeboat being made mountable to the underbelly of the plan. It was powered by a nine-cylinder Bristol Mercury VIIA radial engine rated at 840 hp and mated to a three-blade Fairey metal fixed pitch propeller, while retaining the same armament as the Gladiator Mk.II.
-The Sea Gladiator Mk I is the last of the Fleet Air Arm biplane naval fighters and, as the name suggests, is a naval modification of the regular [[Gladiator Mk II|Gladiator]] seen in the RAF tech tree. As a result, its handling characteristics are very similar to said plane type.
+It was introduced in [[Update 1.49 "Weapons of Victory"]]. The Sea Gladiator Mk I is the last of the Fleet Air Arm biplane naval fighters and, is a naval modification of the regular [[Gladiator Mk II|Gladiator]] seen in the RAF tech tree. As a result, its handling characteristics are very similar to said plane type. This means it has good speed an acceleration for a biplane, and like most other biplanes is far better at turning than the monoplanes it faces. The Gladiator sits between the light biplanes design and the more advanced monoplanes, which means that lacks the top speed and agility of the two, instead it combines them to have a more balanced airframe.
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 == See also ==
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 * ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''

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 <!-- ''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.'' -->
-The Sea Gladiator Mk I has very similar performance to the [[Gladiator Mk II]]; they are effectively the same aircraft, only the Sea Gladiator has a tail hook, so is slightly heavier and slightly less aerodynamic. This means it has good speed an acceleration for a bi-plane, and like most other biplanes is far better at turning than the monoplanes it faces; it is also one of a limited number of biplanes with flaps, which are hard to break off and can be used to further improve turning performance.
+The Sea Gladiator Mk I has very similar performance to the [[Gladiator Mk II]]; they are effectively the same aircraft, only the Sea Gladiator has a tail hook, so is slightly heavier and slightly less aerodynamic. This means it has good speed an acceleration for a biplane, and like most other biplanes is far better at turning than the monoplanes it faces; it is also one of a limited number of biplanes with flaps, which are hard to break off and can be used to further improve turning performance.
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 '''Enemies worth noting:'''
-[[Ki-27 otsu|Ki-27]], [[N1K1]], [[He 51 (Family)|He 51]], [[I-15 (Family)|I-15]], etc:
+[[Ki-27 otsu|Ki-27]], [[N1K1]], [[He 51 (Family)|He 51]], [[I-15 (Family)|I-15]], 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. Specific notes to the I-15: do not try to out-turn it. Use the Gladiator's speed advantage over it.
-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. Specific notes to the I-15: do not try to out-turn it. Use the Gladiator's speed advantage over it.
+[[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 Gladiator'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 Gladiator in a level flight if your engine is damaged.
 === Manual Engine Control ===
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 * Bleeds speed in turns, even when using flaps
-[[File:FighterImage_SeaGladiator takeoff.jpg|thumbnail|right|The Sea Gladiator taking off from a carrier]]
+[[File:FighterImage SeaGladiator takeoff.jpg|thumbnail|right|The Sea Gladiator taking off from a carrier]]
 == History ==
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-The Gloster Sea Gladiator was, as the name suggests, a naval modification of the Gladiator biplane fighter in use by the Royal Air Force (RAF). Ninety-eight Sea Gladiators were completed: 38 "interim" airframes modified from the existing [[Gladiator Mk II]] production line (serial numbers  N2265 – N2302), and 60 purpose-built airframes (serial numbers N5500 – N5549 and N5565 – N5574); differences from the Gladiator Mk IIs in service with the RAF included the planes being fitted with catapult attachment points and a tail hook, the airframe being strengthened to withstand carrier landings, and a dinghy lifeboat being made mountable to the underbelly of the plane. As with the Gladiator Mk II it was based off, the Sea Gladiator was powered by a nine-cylinder Bristol Mercury VIIA radial engine rated at 840 hp and mated to a three-blade Fairey metal fixed pitch propeller, and armed with four 7.7-millimeter (.303) Browning machine guns. 54 Sea Gladiators were still in service with the Fleet Air Arm by the time Britain declared war on Germany in September 1939.
+The Gloster Sea Gladiator was, as the name suggests, a naval modification of the Gladiator biplane fighter in use by the Royal Air Force (RAF). Ninety-eight Sea Gladiators were completed: 38 "interim" airframes modified from the existing [[Gladiator Mk II]] production line (serial numbers  N2265 – N2302), and 60 purpose-built airframes (serial numbers N5500 – N5549 and N5565 – N5574); differences from the Gladiator Mk IIs in service with the RAF included the planes being fitted with catapult attachment points and a tail hook, the airframe being strengthened to withstand carrier landings, and a dinghy lifeboat being made mountable to the underbelly of the plane. As with the Gladiator Mk II it was based off, the Sea Gladiator was powered by a nine-cylinder Bristol Mercury VIIA radial engine rated at 840 hp and mated to a three-blade Fairey metal fixed pitch propeller, and armed with four 7.7 mm (.303) Browning machine guns. 54 Sea Gladiators were still in service with the Fleet Air Arm by the time Britain declared war on Germany in September 1939.
 Sea Gladiators saw service in the Atlantic aboard Royal Navy carriers, and in the Mediterranean theatre during the Siege of Malta.
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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} British naval fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.49 "Weapons of Victory"]].
-The Sea Gladiator Mk. I is the last of the Fleet Air Arm biplane naval fighters and, as the name suggests, is a naval modification of the regular [[Gladiator Mk II|Gladiator]] seen in the RAF tech tree. As a result, its handling characteristics are very similar to said plane type.
+The Sea Gladiator Mk I is the last of the Fleet Air Arm biplane naval fighters and, as the name suggests, is a naval modification of the regular [[Gladiator Mk II|Gladiator]] seen in the RAF tech tree. As a result, its handling characteristics are very similar to said plane type.
 == General info ==
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+=== Survivability and armour ===
 {{Specs-Avia-Armour}}
 <!-- ''Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.'' -->
-There is no armor protection on this aircraft, and all modules are focused at the front of the plane.
+There is no armour protection on this aircraft, and all modules are focused at the front of the plane.
-* No Armor Protection
+* No armour protection
-* Self-Sealing Fuel Tanks
+* Self-sealing fuel tanks
 === Modifications and economy ===
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-{{main|Browning .303 (7.7 mm)}}
+{{main|Browning (7.7 mm)}}
 The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:
-* 2 x 7.7 mm Browning .303 machine guns, fuselage-mounted (600 rpg = 1,200 total)
+* 2 x 7.7 mm Browning machine guns, fuselage-mounted (600 rpg = 1,200 total)
-* 2 x 7.7 mm Browning .303 machine guns, wing-mounted (400 rpg = 800 total)
+* 2 x 7.7 mm Browning machine guns, wing-mounted (400 rpg = 800 total)
 == Usage in battles ==
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 == History ==
-<!-- ''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).'' -->
+<!-- ''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).'' -->
 The Gloster Sea Gladiator was, as the name suggests, a naval modification of the Gladiator biplane fighter in use by the Royal Air Force (RAF). Ninety-eight Sea Gladiators were completed: 38 "interim" airframes modified from the existing [[Gladiator Mk II]] production line (serial numbers  N2265 – N2302), and 60 purpose-built airframes (serial numbers N5500 – N5549 and N5565 – N5574); differences from the Gladiator Mk IIs in service with the RAF included the planes being fitted with catapult attachment points and a tail hook, the airframe being strengthened to withstand carrier landings, and a dinghy lifeboat being made mountable to the underbelly of the plane. As with the Gladiator Mk II it was based off, the Sea Gladiator was powered by a nine-cylinder Bristol Mercury VIIA radial engine rated at 840 hp and mated to a three-blade Fairey metal fixed pitch propeller, and armed with four 7.7-millimeter (.303) Browning machine guns. 54 Sea Gladiators were still in service with the Fleet Air Arm by the time Britain declared war on Germany in September 1939.
-Sea Gladiators saw service in the Atlantic aboard Royal Navy carriers, and in the Mediterranean theater during the Siege of Malta.
+Sea Gladiators saw service in the Atlantic aboard Royal Navy carriers, and in the Mediterranean theatre during the Siege of Malta.
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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)]

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	=== Survivability and Armour ===		=== Survivability and Armour ===
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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)]
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