VYa-23 cannon
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The VYa-23 cannon was a Soviet World War II–era 23 mm aircraft autocannon known for its high muzzle velocity and use on ground-attack aircraft like the Ilyushin Il-2.
All labels observed (1)
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| VYa-23 cannon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16199357 — 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: VYa-23 cannon Context triple: [23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon, replaced, VYa-23 cannon]
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A.
V-3 cannon
The V-3 cannon was a German World War II supergun designed for long-range bombardment, notably intended to shell London from fortified positions in France.
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B.
23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon
The 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon is a Soviet World War II–era aircraft autocannon widely used as a primary gun armament on early jet and late-war piston fighters.
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C.
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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D.
GSh-30-2 30 mm cannon
The GSh-30-2 is a Soviet/Russian twin-barrel 30 mm autocannon widely used on ground-attack aircraft for high-rate, close air support firepower.
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E.
GSh-30-1 30 mm cannon
The GSh-30-1 is a Russian single-barrel 30 mm autocannon widely used on modern fighter aircraft for close-range air combat and ground attack.
- 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: VYa-23 cannon Target entity description: The VYa-23 cannon was a Soviet World War II–era 23 mm aircraft autocannon known for its high muzzle velocity and use on ground-attack aircraft like the Ilyushin Il-2.
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A.
V-3 cannon
The V-3 cannon was a German World War II supergun designed for long-range bombardment, notably intended to shell London from fortified positions in France.
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B.
23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon
The 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon is a Soviet World War II–era aircraft autocannon widely used as a primary gun armament on early jet and late-war piston fighters.
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C.
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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D.
GSh-30-2 30 mm cannon
The GSh-30-2 is a Soviet/Russian twin-barrel 30 mm autocannon widely used on ground-attack aircraft for high-rate, close air support firepower.
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E.
GSh-30-1 30 mm cannon
The GSh-30-1 is a Russian single-barrel 30 mm autocannon widely used on modern fighter aircraft for close-range air combat and ground attack.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.