L11A5 120 mm tank gun
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The L11A5 120 mm tank gun was a British rifled main battle tank gun used on earlier generations of UK armored vehicles before being superseded by the L30 series.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| L11A5 120 mm tank gun canonical | 1 |
| Royal Ordnance L11A5 120 mm rifled gun | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8920763 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: L11A5 120 mm tank gun Context triple: [L30 120 mm tank gun, replaced, L11A5 120 mm tank gun]
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105 mm Royal Ordnance L7 rifled gun
The 105 mm Royal Ordnance L7 rifled gun is a widely adopted British tank gun renowned for its accuracy and penetration, serving as the standard main armament on many NATO main battle tanks during the Cold War.
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B.
L30 120 mm tank gun
The L30 120 mm tank gun is a British rifled main battle tank cannon used primarily on later variants of the Challenger series, known for its high accuracy and compatibility with separate-loading ammunition.
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C.
Rheinmetall 120 mm smoothbore gun
The Rheinmetall 120 mm smoothbore gun is a widely used NATO tank cannon renowned for its high performance and deployment on main battle tanks such as the German Leopard 2 and the American M1A1/A2 Abrams.
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Rheinmetall 130 mm tank gun
The Rheinmetall 130 mm tank gun is a next-generation large-caliber tank cannon developed to significantly outperform current 120 mm systems in armor penetration and overall firepower.
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E.
7.62 mm L37A1 machine gun
The 7.62 mm L37A1 machine gun is a British coaxial/general-purpose machine gun variant chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO, commonly mounted on armored fighting vehicles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: L11A5 120 mm tank gun Target entity description: The L11A5 120 mm tank gun was a British rifled main battle tank gun used on earlier generations of UK armored vehicles before being superseded by the L30 series.
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A.
105 mm Royal Ordnance L7 rifled gun
The 105 mm Royal Ordnance L7 rifled gun is a widely adopted British tank gun renowned for its accuracy and penetration, serving as the standard main armament on many NATO main battle tanks during the Cold War.
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B.
L30 120 mm tank gun
The L30 120 mm tank gun is a British rifled main battle tank cannon used primarily on later variants of the Challenger series, known for its high accuracy and compatibility with separate-loading ammunition.
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C.
Rheinmetall 120 mm smoothbore gun
The Rheinmetall 120 mm smoothbore gun is a widely used NATO tank cannon renowned for its high performance and deployment on main battle tanks such as the German Leopard 2 and the American M1A1/A2 Abrams.
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D.
Rheinmetall 130 mm tank gun
The Rheinmetall 130 mm tank gun is a next-generation large-caliber tank cannon developed to significantly outperform current 120 mm systems in armor penetration and overall firepower.
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E.
7.62 mm L37A1 machine gun
The 7.62 mm L37A1 machine gun is a British coaxial/general-purpose machine gun variant chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO, commonly mounted on armored fighting vehicles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | tank gun ⓘ |
| ammunitionType |
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HESH ⓘ separate-loading ammunition ⓘ smoke shell ⓘ |
| boreType | rifled ⓘ |
| caliber | 120 mm ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| gunType | rifled gun ⓘ |
| mountingPlatform | main battle tank ⓘ |
| platformType | armoured fighting vehicle ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
L30A1 120 mm tank gun
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linked to:
L30 120 mm tank gun
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| role | main battle tank gun ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Armoured Corps ⓘ |
| successor | L30 120 mm tank gun ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
L30 series 120 mm rifled tank guns
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linked to:
L30 120 mm tank gun
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| usedAs | primary armament ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Army ⓘ |
| usedOn |
British main battle tanks
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Chieftain main battle tank ⓘ earlier generations of UK armoured vehicles ⓘ early Challenger 1 prototypes ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: L11A5 120 mm tank gun Description of subject: The L11A5 120 mm tank gun was a British rifled main battle tank gun used on earlier generations of UK armored vehicles before being superseded by the L30 series.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: L11A5 120 mm tank gun