M117 bomb in many roles
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The M117 bomb in many roles is a versatile U.S. general-purpose aerial bomb that served extensively from the Korean War through the Vietnam War before being largely superseded by more modern munitions.
All labels observed (1)
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| M117 bomb in many roles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15673582 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M117 bomb in many roles Context triple: [Mark 80 series, replaced, M117 bomb in many roles]
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A.
Mk 84 bomb
The Mk 84 bomb is a 2,000-pound class general-purpose unguided bomb widely used by the U.S. and allied air forces as the warhead basis for various precision-guided munitions.
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B.
BLU-109 bomb
The BLU-109 bomb is a U.S.-designed hardened-penetrator warhead used to destroy reinforced or deeply buried targets, often integrated into precision-guided munition systems.
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C.
Mk 82 bomb
The Mk 82 bomb is a widely used 500-pound general-purpose unguided aerial bomb that serves as the standard warhead for many precision-guided munitions.
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D.
M135 demolition gun
The M135 demolition gun is a short-barreled, large-caliber weapon designed for close-range obstacle and fortification destruction, notably mounted on the M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle.
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E.
Mk 83 bomb
The Mk 83 bomb is a 1,000-pound class general-purpose unguided aerial bomb widely used by military aircraft and often employed as the warhead for various precision-guided munition systems.
- 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: M117 bomb in many roles Target entity description: The M117 bomb in many roles is a versatile U.S. general-purpose aerial bomb that served extensively from the Korean War through the Vietnam War before being largely superseded by more modern munitions.
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A.
Mk 84 bomb
The Mk 84 bomb is a 2,000-pound class general-purpose unguided bomb widely used by the U.S. and allied air forces as the warhead basis for various precision-guided munitions.
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B.
BLU-109 bomb
The BLU-109 bomb is a U.S.-designed hardened-penetrator warhead used to destroy reinforced or deeply buried targets, often integrated into precision-guided munition systems.
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C.
Mk 82 bomb
The Mk 82 bomb is a widely used 500-pound general-purpose unguided aerial bomb that serves as the standard warhead for many precision-guided munitions.
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D.
M135 demolition gun
The M135 demolition gun is a short-barreled, large-caliber weapon designed for close-range obstacle and fortification destruction, notably mounted on the M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle.
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E.
Mk 83 bomb
The Mk 83 bomb is a 1,000-pound class general-purpose unguided aerial bomb widely used by military aircraft and often employed as the warhead for various precision-guided munition systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.