M936
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The M936 is a U.S. military 5-ton 6x6 wrecker truck variant equipped with a crane and recovery gear for towing and battlefield vehicle recovery operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M936 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5697285 — 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: M936 Context triple: [M939 series 5-ton 6x6 truck, hasVariant, M936]
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A.
M98
M98 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, notable as one of the brighter members of the Virgo Cluster and a target in the Messier catalog.
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B.
M90
M90 is a bright spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is one of the prominent members of the Virgo Cluster.
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C.
M90
M90 is a major motorway in Scotland that connects Perth to the Forth Road Bridge, forming a key part of the route between the Scottish Highlands and Edinburgh.
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D.
M998
The M998 is a basic cargo and troop carrier version of the U.S. military's High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) family.
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E.
M91
M91 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices and is one of the fainter members of the Messier catalog.
- 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: M936 Target entity description: The M936 is a U.S. military 5-ton 6x6 wrecker truck variant equipped with a crane and recovery gear for towing and battlefield vehicle recovery operations.
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A.
M98
M98 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, notable as one of the brighter members of the Virgo Cluster and a target in the Messier catalog.
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B.
M90
M90 is a bright spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is one of the prominent members of the Virgo Cluster.
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C.
M90
M90 is a major motorway in Scotland that connects Perth to the Forth Road Bridge, forming a key part of the route between the Scottish Highlands and Edinburgh.
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D.
M998
The M998 is a basic cargo and troop carrier version of the U.S. military's High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) family.
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E.
M91
M91 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices and is one of the fainter members of the Messier catalog.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
5-ton 6x6 truck variant
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M936 variant ⓘ military wrecker truck ⓘ tactical vehicle ⓘ |
| basedOnChassis | M939 5-ton truck chassis ⓘ |
| category |
military logistics vehicle
ⓘ
recovery vehicle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| craneLocation | rear of vehicle ⓘ |
| designedFor |
off-road operations
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recovery of disabled vehicles ⓘ tactical field recovery operations ⓘ |
| designedToOperateWith | NATO-standard military vehicles ⓘ |
| driveConfiguration | 6x6 ⓘ |
| engineType | diesel engine ⓘ |
| hasCab | forward control cab ⓘ |
| hasConfiguration |
M936A1
ⓘ
M936A2 ⓘ |
| hasCrane | rotating crane ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central tire inflation system (on some variants)
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front-mounted winch ⓘ heavy-duty rear spades ⓘ military blackout lighting ⓘ outriggers for crane stability ⓘ rear-mounted crane ⓘ recovery winches ⓘ towing apparatus ⓘ winch controls at rear ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| numberOfAxles | 3 ⓘ |
| operatorCrew |
2
ⓘ
3 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
M939 series 5-ton trucks
ⓘ
linked to:
M939 series 5-ton 6x6 truck
|
| primaryRole |
battlefield recovery
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towing operations ⓘ vehicle recovery ⓘ |
| status | partially replaced by newer recovery vehicles ⓘ |
| successorTo |
M816 wrecker
ⓘ
linked to:
M88A1 armored recovery vehicle
|
| usedBy |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| usedFor |
lifting powerpacks and components
ⓘ
recovering tracked vehicles (limited) ⓘ towing wheeled vehicles ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ War in Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to:
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
|
| vehicleClass | 5-ton truck ⓘ |
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: M936 Description of subject: The M936 is a U.S. military 5-ton 6x6 wrecker truck variant equipped with a crane and recovery gear for towing and battlefield vehicle recovery operations.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.