AC-130 gunship
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The AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force for close air support, air interdiction, and force protection.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AC-130 gunship canonical | 10 |
| AC-130 Spectre | 2 |
| Lockheed AC-130U Spooky | 2 |
| AC-119G Shadow | 1 |
| AC-130 gunship (as part of armament variants) | 1 |
| AC-130 gunships | 1 |
| AC-130J Ghostrider | 1 |
| AC-130U Spooky gunship | 1 |
| Lockheed AC-130 gunship variants | 1 |
| Lockheed AC-130J Ghostrider | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1819471 — 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.
Target entity: AC-130 gunship Context triple: [Hurlburt Field, hostsAircraftType, AC-130 gunship]
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AC-7
AC-7 was a class of Southern Pacific Railroad articulated steam locomotives of the distinctive cab-forward design used primarily for heavy freight service over mountainous routes.
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A-10
A-10 is the common abbreviation for the Atlantic 10 Conference, an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference primarily based on the East Coast of the United States.
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C.
C-27J Spartan aircraft
The C-27J Spartan aircraft is a twin-engine tactical military transport plane known for its short takeoff and landing capability, rugged design, and versatile cargo and troop-carrying roles.
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D.
Wildcat helicopter
The Wildcat helicopter is a modern British military helicopter used for reconnaissance, attack, and maritime roles, notably operated by the UK’s Army Air Corps and Royal Navy.
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CH-53E Super Stallion
The CH-53E Super Stallion is a heavy-lift transport helicopter used by the U.S. Marine Corps for moving troops, vehicles, and equipment in demanding combat and support operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: AC-130 gunship Target entity description: The AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force for close air support, air interdiction, and force protection.
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A.
AC-7
AC-7 was a class of Southern Pacific Railroad articulated steam locomotives of the distinctive cab-forward design used primarily for heavy freight service over mountainous routes.
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B.
A-10
A-10 is the common abbreviation for the Atlantic 10 Conference, an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference primarily based on the East Coast of the United States.
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C.
C-27J Spartan aircraft
The C-27J Spartan aircraft is a twin-engine tactical military transport plane known for its short takeoff and landing capability, rugged design, and versatile cargo and troop-carrying roles.
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D.
Wildcat helicopter
The Wildcat helicopter is a modern British military helicopter used for reconnaissance, attack, and maritime roles, notably operated by the UK’s Army Air Corps and Royal Navy.
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E.
CH-53E Super Stallion
The CH-53E Super Stallion is a heavy-lift transport helicopter used by the U.S. Marine Corps for moving troops, vehicles, and equipment in demanding combat and support operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ground-attack aircraft
ⓘ
gunship ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ |
| airframe |
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
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surface form:
C-130 Hercules
|
| armamentType |
cannon
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howitzer ⓘ precision-guided munitions ⓘ side-firing weapons ⓘ |
| attribute |
heavily armed
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long-endurance ⓘ |
| basedOn | Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crew | large crew ⓘ |
| crewRole |
co-pilot
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fire control officer ⓘ loadmaster ⓘ navigator ⓘ pilot ⓘ sensor operator ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Lockheed Aircraft Company
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surface form:
Lockheed (airframe)
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| designedFor |
loitering over target area
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precision fire support ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| feature |
fire-control system
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infrared sensors ⓘ low-light television ⓘ sensor suite for target acquisition ⓘ synthetic aperture radar ⓘ |
| flightProfile |
circles target in pylon turn
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operates at medium altitude ⓘ |
| modifiedBy | Boeing (gunship conversion) ⓘ |
| nickname |
Ghostrider
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Spectre ⓘ Spooky ⓘ Stinger II ⓘ
surface form:
Stinger
Stinger II ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| powerplant | turboprop engines ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
airborne fire support
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armed reconnaissance ⓘ night close air support ⓘ |
| role |
air interdiction
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close air support ⓘ force protection ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
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Iraq War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
|
| user | Air Force Special Operations Command ⓘ |
| variantOf |
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
ⓘ
surface form:
C-130 Hercules
|
How these facts were elicited
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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.
Subject: AC-130 gunship Description of subject: The AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force for close air support, air interdiction, and force protection.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.