Carl Gustaf M3

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anti-tank weapon infantry support weapon recoilless rifle

The Carl Gustaf M3 is a lightweight, man-portable, shoulder-fired anti-tank and multi-purpose weapon system widely used by military forces around the world.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Carl-Gustaf M3	2
Carl Gustaf M3 canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10041871 — 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: Carl Gustaf M3
Context triple: [Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle, notableVariant, Carl Gustaf M3]

A. Carl-Gustaf M2
The Carl-Gustaf M2 is a widely used, man-portable, shoulder-fired anti-tank and multi-purpose recoilless rifle variant employed by numerous armed forces around the world.
B. Carl-Gustaf M4
The Carl-Gustaf M4 is a modern, lightweight, shoulder-fired multi-role recoilless rifle designed for infantry use against armored vehicles, fortifications, and personnel.
C. Finnish M39
The Finnish M39 is a refined, domestically improved version of the Mosin–Nagant rifle known for its enhanced accuracy, sturdier construction, and use by Finnish forces during World War II.
D. SVT-40 rifle
The SVT-40 rifle is a Soviet semi-automatic battle rifle widely issued during World War II, known for its advanced gas-operated design and use by the Red Army.
E. Stridsvagn 122
Stridsvagn 122 is a Swedish variant of the German Leopard 2 main battle tank, upgraded with enhanced armor, electronics, and survivability features for Nordic operational conditions.
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: Carl Gustaf M3
Target entity description: The Carl Gustaf M3 is a lightweight, man-portable, shoulder-fired anti-tank and multi-purpose weapon system widely used by military forces around the world.

A. Carl-Gustaf M2
The Carl-Gustaf M2 is a widely used, man-portable, shoulder-fired anti-tank and multi-purpose recoilless rifle variant employed by numerous armed forces around the world.
B. Carl-Gustaf M4
The Carl-Gustaf M4 is a modern, lightweight, shoulder-fired multi-role recoilless rifle designed for infantry use against armored vehicles, fortifications, and personnel.
C. Finnish M39
The Finnish M39 is a refined, domestically improved version of the Mosin–Nagant rifle known for its enhanced accuracy, sturdier construction, and use by Finnish forces during World War II.
D. SVT-40 rifle
The SVT-40 rifle is a Soviet semi-automatic battle rifle widely issued during World War II, known for its advanced gas-operated design and use by the Red Army.
E. Stridsvagn 122
Stridsvagn 122 is a Swedish variant of the German Leopard 2 main battle tank, upgraded with enhanced armor, electronics, and survivability features for Nordic operational conditions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-tank weapon ⓘ infantry support weapon ⓘ recoilless rifle ⓘ
antiArmorEffectiveRange	approximately 500 meters ⓘ
caliber	84 mm ⓘ
compatibleAmmunitionType	anti-structure round ⓘ high-explosive anti-tank round ⓘ high-explosive round ⓘ illumination round ⓘ practice round ⓘ smoke round ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Sweden ⓘ
crew	2 ⓘ
crewRoles	assistant gunner ⓘ gunner ⓘ
designedAs	man-portable anti-armor weapon ⓘ multi-purpose weapon system ⓘ
effectiveRange	up to about 700 meters with some ammunition types ⓘ
enteredService	1990s ⓘ
feature	lightweight construction compared to earlier models ⓘ multi-role ammunition capability ⓘ shoulder-fired operation ⓘ
firingMode	single-shot ⓘ
isReusable	true ⓘ
length	approximately 1 meter ⓘ
manufacturer	Saab Bofors Dynamics ⓘ linked to: Saab AB
materialImprovementOver	Carl Gustaf M2 ⓘ linked to: Carl-Gustaf M2
operation	recoilless ⓘ
partOfSeries	Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle family ⓘ linked to: Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle
predecessor	Carl Gustaf M2 ⓘ linked to: Carl-Gustaf M2
primaryRole	anti-tank ⓘ
secondaryRole	anti-personnel ⓘ anti-structure ⓘ bunker-busting ⓘ
sightingSystem	iron sights ⓘ night vision sight (optional) ⓘ optical sight ⓘ
successor	Carl Gustaf M4 ⓘ linked to: Carl-Gustaf M4
usedBy	Australian Army ⓘ British Army ⓘ Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ linked to: Canadian forces Indian Army ⓘ Swedish Armed Forces ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Special Operations Command ⓘ linked to: U.S. Special Operations Command airborne troops ⓘ infantry units ⓘ many NATO member states ⓘ special operations forces ⓘ
usedIn	Afghanistan War (2001–2021) ⓘ linked to: War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War (2003–2011) ⓘ linked to: Iraq War various peacekeeping and counterinsurgency operations ⓘ
weight	approximately 10 kilograms ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle → notableVariant → Carl Gustaf M3 ⓘ

Carl-Gustaf M2 → followedBy → Carl-Gustaf M3 ⓘ

linked to: Carl Gustaf M3

Carl-Gustaf M4 → predecessor → Carl-Gustaf M3 ⓘ