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Gladius GR.2

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The Gladius ground attack aircraft!

Gladius GR.2

The Gladius GR.2 is a subsonic, two-seat, twin-engine, armored jet attacker capable of dispatching all varieties of ground targets with precision weapons, high-caliber guns and unguided munitions. Air-to-air missiles can engage helicopters or low-flying planes.

Type

Jet-powered Attacker

General Characteristics

Engine: 2x [Turbojet] TJ-34 (3,375kgf) afterburning turbojet engines
Wingspan: 11.8 m
Length: 14.8 m
Height: 4.1 m
Weight (Empty): 4,874 kg
Weight (Loaded): 8,769 kg

Performance

Top Speed: 1,100 km/h @ 0 m
Rate of Climb: <100 m/s
360 Degree Turn Time: <25.0 s
Range: 500 km

Armament [AS SHOWN]

Guns: 1x 30 mm 2A38M Gast Autocannon, placed under the fuselage
Missiles: 4x Python 5 Air-to-Air Missiles, placed on the furthest wing hardpoints.
Missiles: 10x 9K121 Vikhr Anti-Tank Guided Missiles, placed on the middle wing hardpoints.
Missiles: 4x 9K121 Vikhr Anti-Tank Guided Missiles, placed on the fuselage hardpoints.
Bombs: 2x GBU-8/B Guided Bomb, placed on the innermost wing hardpoints.

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 38.7ft (11.8m)
  • Length 48.7ft (14.8m)
  • Height 13.5ft (4.1m)
  • Empty Weight 10,746lbs (4,874kg)
  • Loaded Weight 19,332lbs (8,768kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.789
  • Wing Loading 45.1lbs/ft2 (220.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 428.5ft2 (39.8m2)
  • Drag Points 872

Parts

  • Number of Parts 136
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 679