M135 demolition gun
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The M135 demolition gun is a short-barreled, large-caliber weapon designed for close-range obstacle and fortification destruction, notably mounted on the M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| M135 demolition gun canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13457293 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M135 demolition gun Context triple: [M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle, mainGunDesignation, M135 demolition gun]
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A.
Recoilless rifle
A recoilless rifle is a lightweight artillery weapon that fires shells with minimal recoil, allowing infantry to deliver powerful anti-armor and support fire from portable or vehicle-mounted platforms.
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B.
M224 60mm mortar
The M224 60mm mortar is a lightweight, man-portable indirect fire weapon system used by U.S. infantry units to provide close-range high-angle fire support.
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C.
HK69 grenade launcher
The HK69 grenade launcher is a German-made, single-shot, break-action 40mm weapon designed by Heckler & Koch for infantry use in launching explosive and less-lethal munitions.
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D.
MK19 grenade launcher
The MK19 grenade launcher is a belt-fed, automatic 40mm weapon system used by the U.S. military to deliver high-explosive fire against personnel, light vehicles, and fortifications at medium ranges.
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E.
M203 40 mm grenade launcher
The M203 40 mm grenade launcher is a single-shot, under-barrel weapon system designed to attach to rifles and provide infantry with enhanced explosive firepower for close support and area suppression.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M135 demolition gun Target entity description: The M135 demolition gun is a short-barreled, large-caliber weapon designed for close-range obstacle and fortification destruction, notably mounted on the M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle.
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A.
Recoilless rifle
A recoilless rifle is a lightweight artillery weapon that fires shells with minimal recoil, allowing infantry to deliver powerful anti-armor and support fire from portable or vehicle-mounted platforms.
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B.
M224 60mm mortar
The M224 60mm mortar is a lightweight, man-portable indirect fire weapon system used by U.S. infantry units to provide close-range high-angle fire support.
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C.
HK69 grenade launcher
The HK69 grenade launcher is a German-made, single-shot, break-action 40mm weapon designed by Heckler & Koch for infantry use in launching explosive and less-lethal munitions.
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D.
MK19 grenade launcher
The MK19 grenade launcher is a belt-fed, automatic 40mm weapon system used by the U.S. military to deliver high-explosive fire against personnel, light vehicles, and fortifications at medium ranges.
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E.
M203 40 mm grenade launcher
The M203 40 mm grenade launcher is a single-shot, under-barrel weapon system designed to attach to rifles and provide infantry with enhanced explosive firepower for close support and area suppression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demolition gun
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large-caliber gun ⓘ tank gun ⓘ |
| ammunitionEffect |
concrete-cracking effect
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large blast effect ⓘ |
| associatedVehicle | M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle ⓘ |
| barrelLengthType | short-barreled ⓘ |
| caliber | 165 mm ⓘ |
| conflictUsage |
Cold War
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Vietnam War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| designedBy |
United States military ordnance program
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linked to:
U.S. Department of Defense programs
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| designedFor |
close-range obstacle destruction
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fortification destruction ⓘ |
| designedForEnvironment | battlefield engineering tasks ⓘ |
| designedToEngage |
bunkers
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concrete fortifications ⓘ obstacles ⓘ |
| firingPurpose |
breaching fortified positions
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demolition of obstacles ⓘ |
| hostVehicleType | armored engineer vehicle ⓘ |
| intendedRange | short range ⓘ |
| mountedOn | M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle ⓘ |
| mountingConfiguration | turret-mounted ⓘ |
| platformType | vehicle-mounted gun ⓘ |
| primaryAmmunitionType | high-explosive demolition round ⓘ |
| role |
bunker-busting
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combat engineering support ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | combat engineers ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: M135 demolition gun Description of subject: The M135 demolition gun is a short-barreled, large-caliber weapon designed for close-range obstacle and fortification destruction, notably mounted on the M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.