MILAN anti-tank missile
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The MILAN anti-tank missile is a European wire-guided, man-portable missile system widely used since the Cold War for destroying armored vehicles and fortifications.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MILAN anti-tank missile canonical | 2 |
| MILAN anti-tank guided missile launcher | 1 |
| missiles antichars MILAN | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9193141 — 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: MILAN anti-tank missile Context triple: [Toyota War, hasMainWeapon, MILAN anti-tank missile]
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A.
MICA missile
The MICA missile is a French-made, all-weather, beyond-visual-range and short-range air-to-air missile used by modern fighter aircraft for highly agile interception and engagement of aerial targets.
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B.
NLAW anti-tank missile
The NLAW anti-tank missile is a modern, shoulder-fired, fire-and-forget weapon system designed for infantry to destroy heavily armored vehicles at short to medium ranges.
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C.
BOLIDE missile
The BOLIDE missile is an advanced, short-range, laser-guided surface-to-air missile designed for use with the RBS 70 air defense system to engage fast, low-flying aerial targets.
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D.
Nag anti-tank guided missile
The Nag anti-tank guided missile is an Indian third-generation, fire-and-forget anti-tank missile system designed to destroy heavily armored targets with high precision.
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E.
SA-7 Grail man-portable air-defense system
The SA-7 Grail is a Soviet-designed, shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile system intended to provide infantry units with portable defense against low-flying aircraft and helicopters.
- 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: MILAN anti-tank missile Target entity description: The MILAN anti-tank missile is a European wire-guided, man-portable missile system widely used since the Cold War for destroying armored vehicles and fortifications.
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A.
MICA missile
The MICA missile is a French-made, all-weather, beyond-visual-range and short-range air-to-air missile used by modern fighter aircraft for highly agile interception and engagement of aerial targets.
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B.
NLAW anti-tank missile
The NLAW anti-tank missile is a modern, shoulder-fired, fire-and-forget weapon system designed for infantry to destroy heavily armored vehicles at short to medium ranges.
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C.
BOLIDE missile
The BOLIDE missile is an advanced, short-range, laser-guided surface-to-air missile designed for use with the RBS 70 air defense system to engage fast, low-flying aerial targets.
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D.
Nag anti-tank guided missile
The Nag anti-tank guided missile is an Indian third-generation, fire-and-forget anti-tank missile system designed to destroy heavily armored targets with high precision.
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E.
SA-7 Grail man-portable air-defense system
The SA-7 Grail is a Soviet-designed, shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile system intended to provide infantry units with portable defense against low-flying aircraft and helicopters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-tank guided missile
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man-portable weapon system ⓘ wire-guided missile system ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MILAN ⓘ |
| controlMethod | command link via wires ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| deployment | shoulder-fired from tripod-mounted launcher ⓘ |
| designedFor |
destruction of armored vehicles
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destruction of fortifications ⓘ infantry anti-tank warfare ⓘ |
| developer |
Aérospatiale
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MBB ⓘ MBDA ⓘ Nord Aviation ⓘ |
| exported | true ⓘ |
| fullName | Missile d’infanterie léger antichar ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | wire-guided ⓘ |
| guidanceType |
SACLOS
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semi-automatic command to line of sight ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
MILAN 1
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MILAN 2 ⓘ MILAN 2T ⓘ MILAN 3 ⓘ MILAN ER ⓘ |
| introduced | 1972 ⓘ |
| isPortable | true ⓘ |
| launchPlatform |
helicopter-mounted launcher
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tripod ⓘ vehicle-mounted launcher ⓘ |
| manufacturer | MBDA ⓘ |
| maximumRange |
2000 m (early variants)
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3000 m (later variants) ⓘ |
| minimumRange | 25 m (approximate) ⓘ |
| notableFeature | widely used NATO standard ATGM during late Cold War ⓘ |
| penetrationCapability | up to 800 mm RHA (later variants, behind ERA) ⓘ |
| propulsion | solid-fuel rocket motor ⓘ |
| sightSystem |
day optical sight
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thermal imaging sight (later) ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| transport | man-portable in two main loads (launcher and missile) ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Afghanistan War (2001–2021)
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linked to:
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Cold War ⓘ Falklands War ⓘ Gulf War ⓘ Iran–Iraq War ⓘ Russo-Ukrainian War ⓘ Syrian Civil War ⓘ |
| user |
Belgium
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Canada ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ India ⓘ Italy ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Qatar ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ Spain ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ United Arab Emirates ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| warheadType |
HEAT
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tandem HEAT (later variants) ⓘ |
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Subject: MILAN anti-tank missile Description of subject: The MILAN anti-tank missile is a European wire-guided, man-portable missile system widely used since the Cold War for destroying armored vehicles and fortifications.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: MILAN anti-tank missile
linked to: MILAN anti-tank missile