M998
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The M998 is a basic cargo and troop carrier version of the U.S. military's High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M998 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T794129 — 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: M998 Context triple: [Humvee, hasVariant, M998]
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A.
M90
M90 is a major motorway in Scotland that connects Perth to the Forth Road Bridge, forming a key part of the route between the Scottish Highlands and Edinburgh.
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B.
M-28
M-28 is a major east–west state highway running across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, connecting numerous communities along the southern shore of Lake Superior.
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C.
Type 99 rifle
The Type 99 rifle was a World War II-era Japanese bolt-action military rifle known for its robust design, use of 7.7×58mm ammunition, and service as a standard infantry weapon in the later years of the war.
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D.
M-72
M-72 is a state highway in northern Michigan that serves as a key east–west route connecting Traverse City with several inland communities and recreational areas.
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E.
M-22
M-22 is a scenic state highway in Michigan renowned for its picturesque route along the Lake Michigan shoreline and through the Leelanau Peninsula near Traverse City.
- 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: M998 Target entity description: The M998 is a basic cargo and troop carrier version of the U.S. military's High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) family.
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A.
M90
M90 is a major motorway in Scotland that connects Perth to the Forth Road Bridge, forming a key part of the route between the Scottish Highlands and Edinburgh.
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B.
M-28
M-28 is a major east–west state highway running across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, connecting numerous communities along the southern shore of Lake Superior.
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C.
Type 99 rifle
The Type 99 rifle was a World War II-era Japanese bolt-action military rifle known for its robust design, use of 7.7×58mm ammunition, and service as a standard infantry weapon in the later years of the war.
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D.
M-72
M-72 is a state highway in northern Michigan that serves as a key east–west route connecting Traverse City with several inland communities and recreational areas.
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E.
M-22
M-22 is a scenic state highway in Michigan renowned for its picturesque route along the Lake Michigan shoreline and through the Leelanau Peninsula near Traverse City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
HMMWV variant
ⓘ
cargo and troop carrier ⓘ military utility vehicle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
HMMWV M998
ⓘ
linked to:
Humvee
|
| belongsToCategory |
light military vehicles
ⓘ
military trucks ⓘ |
| canBeFittedWith |
hard top
ⓘ
removable doors ⓘ soft top ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designedFor |
high mobility
ⓘ
off-road capability ⓘ tactical transport ⓘ |
| driveConfiguration | 4×4 ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | V8 ⓘ |
| engineManufacturer | General Motors ⓘ |
| engineModel | GM 6.2L V8 diesel ⓘ |
| engineType | diesel engine ⓘ |
| hasCapacity | driver plus passengers in cargo area ⓘ |
| hasConfiguration |
2-door cargo/troop carrier
ⓘ
4-door cargo/troop carrier ⓘ |
| hasCrew | 1 driver ⓘ |
| hasDriveLayout | front-engine, four-wheel drive ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central tire inflation capability (on some variants)
ⓘ
fold-down windshield ⓘ |
| introducedForProgram | HMMWV program ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | AM General ⓘ |
| operatorType | military ⓘ |
| partOf |
High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle family
ⓘ
linked to:
Humvee
|
| platformFor | specialized HMMWV variants ⓘ |
| role |
cargo carrier
ⓘ
light utility vehicle ⓘ troop carrier ⓘ |
| successor | up-armored HMMWV variants ⓘ |
| suspensionType | independent suspension ⓘ |
| transmissionType | automatic transmission ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ United States military ⓘ
linked to:
United States Armed Forces
|
| usedIn |
light cargo transport
ⓘ
logistics support ⓘ personnel transport ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
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: M998 Description of subject: The M998 is a basic cargo and troop carrier version of the U.S. military's High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) family.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.