Piranha V armored personnel carrier

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8x8 wheeled armored vehicle armored personnel carrier infantry fighting vehicle platform

The Piranha V armored personnel carrier is a modern, modular 8x8 wheeled combat vehicle designed for troop transport and adaptable to various battlefield roles with advanced protection and mobility.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
MOWAG Piranha	1
MOWAG Piranha V	1
Piranha V APC variant	1
Piranha V ambulance variant	1
Piranha V armored personnel carrier canonical	1
Piranha V armoured vehicle	1
Piranha V command post variant	1
Piranha family of wheeled armored combat vehicles	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T994868 — 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: Piranha V armored personnel carrier
Context triple: [Romanian Land Forces, equipment, Piranha V armored personnel carrier]

A. Ares armoured personnel carrier
The Ares armoured personnel carrier is a British tracked military vehicle designed to transport infantry safely on the battlefield as part of the Ajax family of armoured fighting vehicles.
B. Pizarro infantry fighting vehicle
The Pizarro infantry fighting vehicle is a Spanish-designed tracked armored combat vehicle developed to transport and support infantry units with enhanced protection and firepower on the battlefield.
C. Jackal armoured vehicle
The Jackal armoured vehicle is a high-mobility, lightly armoured patrol and reconnaissance vehicle used by British forces, designed for speed and off-road performance in hostile environments.
D. CV90 infantry fighting vehicle
The CV90 infantry fighting vehicle is a modern, highly mobile, and heavily armed tracked combat vehicle developed by Sweden’s BAE Systems Hägglunds, designed to transport and support infantry on the battlefield with advanced protection and firepower.
E. Patria AMV armoured modular vehicle
The Patria AMV is a Finnish-designed 8×8 wheeled armored fighting vehicle known for its high modularity, protection, and mobility, widely used by several NATO and partner nations.
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: Piranha V armored personnel carrier
Target entity description: The Piranha V armored personnel carrier is a modern, modular 8x8 wheeled combat vehicle designed for troop transport and adaptable to various battlefield roles with advanced protection and mobility.

A. Ares armoured personnel carrier
The Ares armoured personnel carrier is a British tracked military vehicle designed to transport infantry safely on the battlefield as part of the Ajax family of armoured fighting vehicles.
B. Pizarro infantry fighting vehicle
The Pizarro infantry fighting vehicle is a Spanish-designed tracked armored combat vehicle developed to transport and support infantry units with enhanced protection and firepower on the battlefield.
C. Jackal armoured vehicle
The Jackal armoured vehicle is a high-mobility, lightly armoured patrol and reconnaissance vehicle used by British forces, designed for speed and off-road performance in hostile environments.
D. CV90 infantry fighting vehicle
The CV90 infantry fighting vehicle is a modern, highly mobile, and heavily armed tracked combat vehicle developed by Sweden’s BAE Systems Hägglunds, designed to transport and support infantry on the battlefield with advanced protection and firepower.
E. Patria AMV armoured modular vehicle
The Patria AMV is a Finnish-designed 8×8 wheeled armored fighting vehicle known for its high modularity, protection, and mobility, widely used by several NATO and partner nations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	8x8 wheeled armored vehicle ⓘ armored personnel carrier ⓘ infantry fighting vehicle platform ⓘ
armorType	modular add-on armor ⓘ
configuration	8x8 wheeled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Switzerland ⓘ
crew	3 ⓘ
designedFor	modern network-centric warfare ⓘ
drive	8x8 ⓘ
engineType	diesel engine ⓘ
enteredService	2010s ⓘ
feature	amphibious capability (optional) ⓘ central tire inflation system ⓘ digital electronic architecture ⓘ high level ballistic protection ⓘ improvised explosive device protection ⓘ independent suspension ⓘ mine protection ⓘ modular design ⓘ network-enabled capability ⓘ
hasVariant	Piranha V APC variant ⓘ linked to: Piranha V armored personnel carrier Piranha V IFV variant ⓘ Piranha V ambulance variant ⓘ linked to: Piranha V armored personnel carrier Piranha V command post variant ⓘ linked to: Piranha V armored personnel carrier Piranha V engineer variant ⓘ
intendedUse	multi-role battlefield platform ⓘ troop transport ⓘ
manufacturer	General Dynamics European Land Systems ⓘ MOWAG ⓘ
mobility	high tactical mobility ⓘ
operator	Danish Army ⓘ Romanian Land Forces ⓘ Spanish Army ⓘ Swiss Army (selected for programs / trials) ⓘ linked to: Swiss Armed Forces
partOfSeries	Piranha family of armored vehicles ⓘ
passengerCapacity	up to 8 infantry soldiers ⓘ
primaryArmamentOption	30 mm automatic cannon turret ⓘ automatic grenade launcher ⓘ machine gun up to 12.7 mm ⓘ remote weapon station ⓘ
protectionLevel	STANAG 4569 compliant (configurable) ⓘ
role	ambulance vehicle ⓘ armored personnel carrier ⓘ command vehicle ⓘ engineering support vehicle ⓘ infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ reconnaissance vehicle ⓘ
successorOf	Piranha III ⓘ

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