M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle
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The M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle is a U.S. Army armored engineering vehicle based on the M60 tank chassis, equipped with a dozer blade, winch, and demolition gun for breaching, obstacle removal, and combat engineering tasks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle canonical | 3 |
| M728 CEV | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2940550 — 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: M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle Context triple: [M60 Patton, variant, M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle]
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A.
Stryker armored fighting vehicle
The Stryker armored fighting vehicle is an eight-wheeled, highly mobile, lightly armored combat vehicle used by the U.S. Army for rapid deployment and versatile battlefield roles.
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B.
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.
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C.
FV432 armoured personnel carrier
The FV432 armoured personnel carrier is a British tracked military vehicle widely used by the British Army for transporting infantry under armour from the 1960s onward.
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D.
Light Armored Vehicle-25
The Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) is an eight-wheeled, amphibious armored reconnaissance vehicle used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps, armed with a 25 mm chain gun and designed for high mobility and rapid deployment.
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E.
Leonidas armored personnel carrier
The Leonidas armored personnel carrier is a Greek-designed and -produced tracked military vehicle used to transport infantry troops and provide battlefield support.
- 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: M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle Target entity description: The M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle is a U.S. Army armored engineering vehicle based on the M60 tank chassis, equipped with a dozer blade, winch, and demolition gun for breaching, obstacle removal, and combat engineering tasks.
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A.
Stryker armored fighting vehicle
The Stryker armored fighting vehicle is an eight-wheeled, highly mobile, lightly armored combat vehicle used by the U.S. Army for rapid deployment and versatile battlefield roles.
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B.
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.
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C.
FV432 armoured personnel carrier
The FV432 armoured personnel carrier is a British tracked military vehicle widely used by the British Army for transporting infantry under armour from the 1960s onward.
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D.
Light Armored Vehicle-25
The Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) is an eight-wheeled, amphibious armored reconnaissance vehicle used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps, armed with a 25 mm chain gun and designed for high mobility and rapid deployment.
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E.
Leonidas armored personnel carrier
The Leonidas armored personnel carrier is a Greek-designed and -produced tracked military vehicle used to transport infantry troops and provide battlefield support.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armored fighting vehicle
ⓘ
combat engineering vehicle ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
M728 CEV
ⓘ
linked to:
M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle
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| armorType | rolled homogeneous armor ⓘ |
| basedOnChassis | M60 Patton tank ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily |
M60 tank family
ⓘ
linked to:
M60 Patton tank
|
| caliberOfMainGun | 165 mm ⓘ |
| chassisType | tracked ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| crewPositions |
commander
ⓘ
driver ⓘ gunner ⓘ loader ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Chrysler Defense
ⓘ
linked to:
Chrysler
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| designedFor |
breaching fortified positions
ⓘ
demolition of bunkers ⓘ route opening ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | air-cooled V12 diesel ⓘ |
| engineType |
AVDS-1790 diesel engine
ⓘ
linked to:
AVDS-1790 engine family
|
| enteredService | 1965 ⓘ |
| hasDozerBladeFunction |
earthmoving
ⓘ
obstacle clearance ⓘ |
| hasEquipment |
A-frame crane
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boom crane ⓘ front-mounted dozer blade ⓘ winch ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryArmament | 165 mm M135 demolition gun ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryArmament |
.50 caliber M85 machine gun
ⓘ
7.62 mm M73/M219/M240 machine gun ⓘ |
| hasWinchFunction |
obstacle dragging
ⓘ
vehicle recovery ⓘ |
| inServicePeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ early 2000s ⓘ |
| mainGunDesignation | M135 demolition gun ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army ⓘ |
| role |
combat engineering
ⓘ
demolition support ⓘ obstacle breaching ⓘ obstacle removal ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
U.S. Army Combat Engineers
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linked to:
62nd Engineer Battalion
|
| suspension | torsion bar ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
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Vietnam War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle Description of subject: The M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle is a U.S. Army armored engineering vehicle based on the M60 tank chassis, equipped with a dozer blade, winch, and demolition gun for breaching, obstacle removal, and combat engineering tasks.
Referenced by (4)
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