M79 grenade launcher
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The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, shoulder-fired U.S. military weapon introduced in the late 1950s that fires 40mm grenades for infantry support at medium ranges.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| M79 grenade launcher canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18418840 — 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: M79 grenade launcher Context triple: [Poncho Ramirez, weaponOfChoice, M79 grenade launcher]
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A.
M79
M79 is a major Australian highway route designation used for the Calder Freeway and associated sections connecting Melbourne with regional Victoria.
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B.
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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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.
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.
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E.
RPG-7
The RPG-7 is a widely used, shoulder-fired, reusable rocket-propelled grenade launcher of Soviet origin, known for its simplicity, low cost, and effectiveness against armored vehicles and fortifications.
- 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: M79 grenade launcher Target entity description: The M79 grenade launcher is a single-shot, shoulder-fired U.S. military weapon introduced in the late 1950s that fires 40mm grenades for infantry support at medium ranges.
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A.
M79
M79 is a major Australian highway route designation used for the Calder Freeway and associated sections connecting Melbourne with regional Victoria.
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B.
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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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.
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.
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E.
RPG-7
The RPG-7 is a widely used, shoulder-fired, reusable rocket-propelled grenade launcher of Soviet origin, known for its simplicity, low cost, and effectiveness against armored vehicles and fortifications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.