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{{Vehicle
| uuid = f3f7b2e8-1e11-4649-82c6-3106ec966655
| name = Gladiator
| image = Gladator flying over world.png
| manufacturer = ANVL
| series = Gladiator
| career = Combat
| role = Fighter-bomber
| size = Small
| productionstate = Flight ready
| productionstatedesc = Since [[Update:Star Citizen Alpha 1.1.1|Alpha 1.1.1]]
| sizenum = 2
| mincrew = 1
| maxcrew = 2
| length = 22.5
| width = 22.5
| height = 6
| mass = 86108
| cargocapacity = 0
| stowage = 1290K µSCU
| pledgecost = 165
| originalpledgecost = 150
| warbondcost = 155
| originalwarbondcost =
| pledgeavailability = Time-limited sales
| rsistoreurl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/pledge/ships/anvil-gladiator/Gladiator
| presentationurl1 = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/14366-Anvil-Presents-The-Gladiator-Bomber
| presentationurl2 = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/14327-Bombs-Away-The-Anvil-Gladiator
| trailerurl =
| brochureurl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/media/k9o0qbp9vvu1tr/source/Gladiator-Brochure-V4.pdf
| qandaurl1 =
| galactapediaurl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RWwZQYNy4a-gladiator
| releasedate = 2943
| conceptdate = 2012-11-18
| queryimage =
}}

The [[StarCitizen:Anvil Aerospace]] '''T8C Gladiator''' is a civilian variant of the [[StarCitizen:United Empire of Earth Navy|UEEN]]'s [[StarCitizen:T8A Gladiator]]. Inspired by the carrier-based dive and torpedo bombers of World War II<ref name="GladiatorLaunch">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/14327-Bombs-Away-The-Anvil-Gladiator|text=Bombs Away: The Anvil Gladiator}}</ref> and designed as a fighter-bomber companion to Anvil's own [[StarCitizen:F7 Hornet (series)|F7 Hornet series]],<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RWwZQYNy4a-gladiator|text=Galactapedia: Gladiator|accessdate=2025-08-28}}</ref> the Gladiator is equipped to carry and launch a substantial volume of ordinance at a standoff range of kilometres in addition to featuring powerful guns for close-in defense and aggression. This civilian version is also highly modifiable, including the potential to be fit to carry cargo.<ref name="GladiatorStore">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/pledge/ships/anvil-gladiator/Gladiator|text=Gladiator Store}}</ref>

==Features==
{{List item|Ordinance|The undercarriage of the Gladiator features a bespoke "bomb-bay" designed to accommodate four powerful Size 5 missiles. In addition, the Gladiator is equipped with an additional four Size 4 ordinance hardpoints on its wings, enabling a range of configurations.
}}
{{List item|Firepower|The Gladiator is equipped with two pilot-operated Size 4 gun hardpoints mounted under its wings, in addition to a manned turret controlling two Size 3 guns.
}}
{{List item|Modularity*|The Gladiators' 'bomb-bay' can be exchanged for a cargo module, and the weaponry on the manned turret can be substituted with a tractor beam.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link/transmission/14327-Bombs-Away-The-Anvil-Gladiator|text=Comm-link: Bombs Away: The Anvil Gladiator|accessdate=2025-08-28}}</ref>
}}
{{Note|*Note: As of [[Update:Star Citizen Alpha 4.3.1|Alpha 4.3.1]], some of the features have yet to be implemented in-game.}}

===Flaws===
{{List item|Missile bay|The [[StarCitizen:Gladiator]]'s ventral bay is designed with its contained missiles attached to the bay doors instead of the inner hull. This means that if the bay doors are destroyed any attached and un-launched missiles are also lost.<ref name="4.4">{{Cite game|build=[[StarCitizen:Star Citizen Alpha 4.4.0|Alpha 4.4.0]]|text=In-game experience|accessdate=2025-12-04}}</ref>}}
{{List item|Landing gear|The [[StarCitizen:Gladiator]]'s wing-mounted landing gear are situated at the limits of its horizontal axis in its wing-tips. This means that the loss of one or both wings can leave the [[StarCitizen:Gladiator]] unbalanced when landed, and that the [[StarCitizen:Gladiator]]'s landed footprint can be wider than expected.<ref name="4.4"/>}}

==Specifications==
{{Vehicle hardpoints}}

==Model==

===Ship profile===
<tabber>
In space=
{| class="wikitable"
!Isometric
!Above
!Port-side
!Front
!Rear
!Below
|-
|[[File:Gladiator in Space - Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Gladiator in Space - Above.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Gladiator in Space - Port.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Gladiator in Space - Front.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Gladiator in Space - Rear.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Gladiator in Space - Below.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|}
|-|
Landed=
{| class="wikitable"
!Isometric
!Above
!Port-side
!Front
!Rear
|-
|[[File:Gladiator_in_SelfLand_-_Isometric.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Gladiator_in_SelfLand_-_Above.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Gladiator_in_SelfLand_-_Port.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Gladiator_in_SelfLand_-_Front.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|[[File:Gladiator_in_SelfLand_-_Rear.jpg|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|}
</tabber>

===Series variants===
{{Vehicle variants}}

===Paints===
{{for|more information|:Gladiator series/Paints}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
![[StarCitizen:Gladiator series/Paints#"Best In Show 2955"|"Best In Show 2955"]]
|-
|[[File:Gladiator BIS2955 landed in hangar - cropped.png|center|frameless|128x72px]]
|}

==Acquisition==
{{Vehicle availability}}

==Lore==
<tabber>
Beginnings=
The T8A Gladiators were originally developed to bridge the gap between fighters and bombers for the military. Since their introduction into [[StarCitizen:UEE]] service, Gladiators have participated with distinction in military and law enforcement operations in numerous theaters around the Empire and beyond.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=media/k9o0qbp9vvu1tr/source/Gladiator-Brochure-V4.pdf|text=Gladiator - Ship Brochure}}</ref>
|-|
Vanduul=
During the [[StarCitizen:Vanduul]] push after 2681, battling the encroaching horde from [[StarCitizen:Orion System|Orion]] to [[StarCitizen:Tiber System|Tiber]], the Gladiators of the [[StarCitizen:214th Squadron]]'s Bravo Flight pulled double duty as S&R craft up to the last minutes of the [[StarCitizen:Siege of Tiber|Tiber pullout]]. In 2932, Bravo Flight broke rank in a raid on [[StarCitizen:Virgil System|Virgil]] to pursue a distress signal. Rigged for stealth, the six Gladiators tracked the signal to the surface of [[StarCitizen:Cyrene]]. A Vanduul patrol group was alerted and the ensuing battle resulted in heavy losses. The signal originated from a long destroyed 214th Squadron [[StarCitizen:Wildcat]]. The black box was returned to [[StarCitizen:Kilian System|Kilian]] and rather than face charges the survivors were hailed for finding this artefact of the squadron's history.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/14436-Portfolio-Squad-214-Bravo-Flight|text=Portfolio: Squad 214, Bravo Flight}}</ref>

In 2933, the Gladiator was immortalised in the photograph "The Calm Before the Storm" by Major Taia Wallen - one of only a handful of images of [[StarCitizen:Corin]], [[StarCitizen:Kilian System|Kilian]].
|-|
Civilian version=
The ship was introduced to the civilian market as the T8C Gladiator in 2943.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/12970-Portfolio-Anvil-Aerospace|text=Portfolio: Anvil Aerospace|accessdate=2021-08-30}}</ref> Though a heavy-hitting bomber, the Gladiator has proven easy to modify and thus has become commonplace in the civilian market. The bomb bay can easily be converted for light transport. Many pilots choose to replace the rear turret’s laser cannon with a tractor beam, making it an ideal craft for light salvage missions.<ref name="GladiatorLaunch"/>
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Tactics=
Since their introduction into UEE service, Gladiators have participated with distinction in military and law enforcement operations in numerous theaters around the Empire and beyond. Gladiators have been used in:

*Strategic Space-to-Ground bombing runs
*Support for long-range squadron missions
*Modified C&C and target assignment for multi-squadron combat scenarios
*Aggressive environmental recalibration
*[[StarCitizen:Capital ships|Capital ship]] torpedo strikes
*Stealth operations
*Supply drops through enemy-controlled territory
*Blockade running
*Law enforcement high value target interception

This multi-role capability will continue to evolve as the Gladiator's systems are further developed.{{Cite}}
|-|
Silas Koerner quote=
{{Quote|A half-assed toy for full grown children to play fighter hero|[[StarCitizen:Silas Koerner]], CEO of [[StarCitizen:Consolidated Outland]]<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/14165-Portfolio-Consolidated-Outland|text=Portfolio: Consolidated Outland}}</ref>}}
</tabber>

==Gallery==
{{for|a full gallery|:Category:T8C Gladiator images}}

<tabber>
Official=
{{gallery
|Gladiator - Flying over arid mountains firing turret guns.jpg
|Gladiator landed in hangar.png
|Gladiator zoomed onto the turret.png
|Gladiator_Promo_01_thumb.jpg
|T8C Gladiator Concept 01.jpg
|T8C Gladiator 05.jpg
|T8C Gladiator 06.jpg
|T8C Gladiator Concept 02.jpg
|T8C Gladiator 07.jpg
|T8C Gladiator 08.jpg
|T8C Gladiator 10.jpg
|T8C Gladiator Concept 04.jpg
|T8C_Gladiator_Concept_03.jpg
|Gladator flying over world.png
}}
|-|
In-game=
{{gallery
|T8C Gladiator 2.5.0.png
}}
</tabber>

==Development==
{{Timeline styles}}
{| class="timeline"
|-
|2014-11-26
|The Gladiator was initially created for Squadron 42 only.<ref name="GladiatorLaunch"/>
|-
|2015-02-26
|The development of Gladiator in 2013, the initial 2D concepts and a 3D concept mesh created by [[StarCitizen:David Hobbins]] (Conceptist). When he was done, [[StarCitizen:Andrew Ley]] (Concept Design Director) further refined the 3D concept mesh and the ship's appearance, as well as providing rough animations for the many mechanical elements. After that, [[StarCitizen:Matthew Johns]] (Senior 3D Artist) remodelled the ship, adding detail as well as further refining the mechanical elements and rough animations. With rendered images of the newly created 3D mesh and guidance from [[StarCitizen:Paul Jones]] (Art Director), [[StarCitizen:Gavin Rothery]] (Freelance Conceptist) provided a 2D 'paintover' image for the [[StarCitizen:Squadron 42]] version of the Gladiator. Matthew then used this 2D paintover as a guide to inform the creation of textures and shaders that define the surfaces of the ship.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/engineering/14521-WIP-Gladiator|text=Work in Progress: Gladiator}}</ref>
|-
|2015-04-11
|The Gladiator became flight ready in [[Update:Star Citizen Alpha 1.1.1|Star Citizen Alpha 1.1.1]].
|-
|}

==Trivia==
*The design of the Gladiator drew inspiration from the carrier-based dive and torpedo bombers utilized during World War II, including models like the Grumman {{WP|ref=no|Grumman_TBF_Avenger|text=TBF Avenger}} and the Douglas {{WP|ref=no|Douglas_SBD_Dauntless|text=SBD Dauntless}}.<ref name="GladiatorLaunch"/>
*The Gladiator was until [[Update:Star Citizen Alpha 4.2.0|Star Citizen Alpha 4.2.0]] one of only two playable ships capable of mounting the [[StarCitizen:Stalker V Missile]] (the other ship being the [[StarCitizen:Vanguard Harbinger]]), and at the time this missile was also the only Size 5 ordinance the Gladiator and Vanguard could mount.<ref name="GladiatorStore"/><ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/pledge/ships/vanguard/Vanguard-Harbinger|text=Vanguard Harbinger Store}}</ref>
*It is unknown whether the Sol Gladiators of [[StarCitizen:Sataball]] are named after the ship.{{Cite}}

==See also==
*[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/engineering/14521-WIP-Gladiator Gladiator: Work in Progress]

==References==
<references />

{{Navplate manufacturers|ANVL}}
{{Navplate vehicles}}

[[Category:Bombers]]
[[Category:Fighters]]

StarCitizen:Gladiator - Revision history

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