GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon
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The GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon is a French single-barrel, revolver-type aircraft autocannon known for its high rate of fire and use on modern fighter jets such as the Dassault Rafale.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GIAT 30 aircraft cannon | 1 |
| GIAT 30 cannon family | 1 |
| GIAT 30M | 1 |
| GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon canonical | 1 |
| Nexter 30M cannon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T660524 — 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: GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon Context triple: [Dassault Rafale, armament, GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon]
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A.
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
The Mauser BK-27 is a German-designed 27 mm revolver cannon widely used in modern fighter aircraft for high-rate, accurate air-to-air and air-to-ground fire.
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B.
40 mm Bofors autocannon
The 40 mm Bofors autocannon is a widely used, rapid-firing anti-aircraft and multi-purpose gun system renowned for its reliability and effectiveness since World War II.
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C.
7.62 mm M240 machine gun
The 7.62 mm M240 machine gun is a belt-fed, gas-operated general-purpose machine gun widely used by U.S. and NATO forces for infantry support and as a mounted weapon on vehicles and aircraft.
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D.
Beryl assault rifle
The Beryl assault rifle is a Polish-designed 5.56×45mm NATO service rifle widely used as the primary infantry weapon of Poland’s armed forces.
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E.
88 mm Flak gun
The 88 mm Flak gun was a versatile German anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery piece renowned for its effectiveness and iconic role in World War II combat.
- 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: GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon Target entity description: The GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon is a French single-barrel, revolver-type aircraft autocannon known for its high rate of fire and use on modern fighter jets such as the Dassault Rafale.
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A.
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
The Mauser BK-27 is a German-designed 27 mm revolver cannon widely used in modern fighter aircraft for high-rate, accurate air-to-air and air-to-ground fire.
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B.
40 mm Bofors autocannon
The 40 mm Bofors autocannon is a widely used, rapid-firing anti-aircraft and multi-purpose gun system renowned for its reliability and effectiveness since World War II.
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C.
7.62 mm M240 machine gun
The 7.62 mm M240 machine gun is a belt-fed, gas-operated general-purpose machine gun widely used by U.S. and NATO forces for infantry support and as a mounted weapon on vehicles and aircraft.
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D.
Beryl assault rifle
The Beryl assault rifle is a Polish-designed 5.56×45mm NATO service rifle widely used as the primary infantry weapon of Poland’s armed forces.
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E.
88 mm Flak gun
The 88 mm Flak gun was a versatile German anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery piece renowned for its effectiveness and iconic role in World War II combat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft autocannon
ⓘ
revolver cannon ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
GIAT 30M
ⓘ
linked to:
GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon
Nexter 30M cannon ⓘ
linked to:
GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon
|
| ammunitionType | 30×150 mm B ⓘ |
| barrelConfiguration | single-barrel ⓘ |
| caliber | 30 mm ⓘ |
| conflictUsage | used in combat operations by French aircraft ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| designedFor | aircraft ⓘ |
| designedForMissionProfile |
air superiority missions
ⓘ
ground support missions ⓘ |
| feedSystem | linkless feed ⓘ |
| intendedPlatformType | modern fighter jet ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
GIAT Industries
ⓘ
Nexter Systems ⓘ |
| mechanismType | revolver-type ⓘ |
| mountingPosition | internal gun installation ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
compact design
ⓘ
high muzzle velocity ⓘ high reliability ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
air-to-air combat
ⓘ
air-to-ground attack ⓘ |
| rateOfFire | high rate of fire ⓘ |
| successorTo | DEFA 30 mm cannon family ⓘ |
| usedByCountry | France ⓘ |
| usedByService |
French Air and Space Force
ⓘ
linked to:
French Air Force
French Navy ⓘ |
| usedOnAircraft |
Dassault Mirage 2000 series
ⓘ
linked to:
Dassault Mirage 2000
Dassault Rafale ⓘ |
| weaponClass | autocannon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon Description of subject: The GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon is a French single-barrel, revolver-type aircraft autocannon known for its high rate of fire and use on modern fighter jets such as the Dassault Rafale.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon
linked to: GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon
linked to: GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon
linked to: GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon