Triple
T945766
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | CF-18 Hornet |
E20409
|
entity |
| Predicate | armament |
P706
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon
The M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon is a six-barreled, electrically driven Gatling-style rotary cannon widely used on modern fighter aircraft for high-rate-of-fire air-to-air and air-to-ground engagements.
|
E111140
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon | Statement: [CF-18 Hornet, armament, M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon Context triple: [CF-18 Hornet, armament, M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon]
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A.
GAU-12 Equalizer 25 mm cannon
The GAU-12 Equalizer is a five-barrel 25 mm Gatling-type rotary cannon used primarily by U.S. military aircraft for high-rate, close air support and ground-attack missions.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
MG 131 machine gun
The MG 131 machine gun was a German 13 mm aircraft-mounted heavy machine gun used extensively by the Luftwaffe during World War II for defensive and offensive armament on various combat aircraft.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon Triple: [CF-18 Hornet, armament, M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon]
Generated description
The M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon is a six-barreled, electrically driven Gatling-style rotary cannon widely used on modern fighter aircraft for high-rate-of-fire air-to-air and air-to-ground engagements.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon Target entity description: The M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon is a six-barreled, electrically driven Gatling-style rotary cannon widely used on modern fighter aircraft for high-rate-of-fire air-to-air and air-to-ground engagements.
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A.
GAU-12 Equalizer 25 mm cannon
The GAU-12 Equalizer is a five-barrel 25 mm Gatling-type rotary cannon used primarily by U.S. military aircraft for high-rate, close air support and ground-attack missions.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
MG 131 machine gun
The MG 131 machine gun was a German 13 mm aircraft-mounted heavy machine gun used extensively by the Luftwaffe during World War II for defensive and offensive armament on various combat aircraft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a493b0f2fc81908cd227480a5356a1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b3a61b648190b1b6c932e047e161 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a826e7d55c8190b9b871caead76733 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 12:34 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a845a793e08190892fe1a545095f62 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 2:45 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a8463631608190a9ada5605e9625aa |
completed | March 4, 2026, 2:48 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m.