9M38
E631905
The 9M38 is a Soviet-designed medium-range surface-to-air missile used in the Buk air defense system to engage aircraft and other aerial targets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 9M38 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6945538 — 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: 9M38 Context triple: [Buk surface-to-air missile system, missileType, 9M38]
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A.
M930
The M930 is a U.S. military 5-ton 6x6 dump truck variant designed for tactical cargo and construction support operations.
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B.
M923
The M923 is a U.S. military 5-ton 6x6 cargo truck variant used for tactical transport of troops, equipment, and supplies.
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C.
M934
The M934 is a U.S. military 5-ton 6x6 truck variant configured as an expandable van for mobile field operations and shelters.
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D.
M939
The M939 is a U.S. military 5-ton 6x6 cargo truck variant used primarily for tactical transport of troops, equipment, and supplies.
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E.
M936
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.
- 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: 9M38 Target entity description: The 9M38 is a Soviet-designed medium-range surface-to-air missile used in the Buk air defense system to engage aircraft and other aerial targets.
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A.
M930
The M930 is a U.S. military 5-ton 6x6 dump truck variant designed for tactical cargo and construction support operations.
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B.
M923
The M923 is a U.S. military 5-ton 6x6 cargo truck variant used for tactical transport of troops, equipment, and supplies.
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C.
M934
The M934 is a U.S. military 5-ton 6x6 truck variant configured as an expandable van for mobile field operations and shelters.
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D.
M939
The M939 is a U.S. military 5-ton 6x6 cargo truck variant used primarily for tactical transport of troops, equipment, and supplies.
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E.
M936
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guided missile
ⓘ
medium-range missile ⓘ surface-to-air missile ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Buk-M1 system
ⓘ
linked to:
Buk-M1
|
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deploymentMode | mobile air defense ⓘ |
| designedBy | Soviet missile design bureaus ⓘ |
| designedFor |
aerial targets
ⓘ
aircraft engagement ⓘ |
| engagementEnvelope |
medium altitude
ⓘ
medium range ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | semi-active radar homing ⓘ |
| hasVariant | 9M38M1 ⓘ |
| introducedIn | late 1970s ⓘ |
| launchPlatform |
self-propelled launcher
ⓘ
tracked transporter erector launcher ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | in service in some countries ⓘ |
| partOf |
9K37 Buk
ⓘ
linked to:
Buk surface-to-air missile system
|
| propulsion | solid-fuel rocket motor ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Russian Armed Forces
ⓘ
Soviet Air Defence Forces ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Air Defense Forces
Ukrainian Armed Forces ⓘ various export users ⓘ |
| usedFor |
airspace defense
ⓘ
protection of ground forces ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Buk air defense system
ⓘ
linked to:
Buk surface-to-air missile system
|
| usedWithRadar |
Buk fire control radar
ⓘ
Buk target acquisition radar ⓘ |
| warheadType | high-explosive fragmentation warhead ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: 9M38 Description of subject: The 9M38 is a Soviet-designed medium-range surface-to-air missile used in the Buk air defense system to engage aircraft and other aerial targets.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.