Xian H-6
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The Xian H-6 is a Chinese license-built version of the Soviet Tu-16 strategic bomber, extensively modernized and used for long-range strike and maritime attack roles.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2212757 — 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: Xian H-6 Context triple: [Chinese Air Force, primaryBomberModel, Xian H-6]
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A.
Ye-6S
Ye-6S was a Soviet spacecraft bus platform used for early lunar orbiters such as Luna 10 during the space race.
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B.
Su-11
The Su-11 was a Soviet supersonic interceptor aircraft developed in the early Cold War era to defend Soviet airspace against high-altitude threats.
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C.
Su-9
The Su-9 was a Soviet supersonic jet interceptor aircraft developed in the 1950s for high-speed, high-altitude air defense missions.
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D.
Kokusai Ki-59
The Kokusai Ki-59 was a Japanese twin-engine light transport aircraft of World War II, used primarily for personnel and cargo transport by the Imperial Japanese Army.
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E.
Yak-28P
The Yak-28P was a Soviet twin-engine, all-weather interceptor aircraft developed in the early Cold War era for long-range air defense duties.
- 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: Xian H-6 Target entity description: The Xian H-6 is a Chinese license-built version of the Soviet Tu-16 strategic bomber, extensively modernized and used for long-range strike and maritime attack roles.
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A.
Ye-6S
Ye-6S was a Soviet spacecraft bus platform used for early lunar orbiters such as Luna 10 during the space race.
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B.
Su-11
The Su-11 was a Soviet supersonic interceptor aircraft developed in the early Cold War era to defend Soviet airspace against high-altitude threats.
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C.
Su-9
The Su-9 was a Soviet supersonic jet interceptor aircraft developed in the 1950s for high-speed, high-altitude air defense missions.
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D.
Kokusai Ki-59
The Kokusai Ki-59 was a Japanese twin-engine light transport aircraft of World War II, used primarily for personnel and cargo transport by the Imperial Japanese Army.
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E.
Yak-28P
The Yak-28P was a Soviet twin-engine, all-weather interceptor aircraft developed in the early Cold War era for long-range air defense duties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
strategic bomber
ⓘ
twin‑engine jet bomber ⓘ |
| armament |
anti‑ship missiles
ⓘ
cruise missiles ⓘ free‑fall bombs ⓘ nuclear weapons capable ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Tupolev Tu-16 bomber
ⓘ
surface form:
Tupolev Tu-16
|
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| crew |
4
ⓘ
5 ⓘ |
| engineType | turbojet ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1959 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1969 ⓘ |
| launchPlatformFor |
CJ‑10 cruise missile
ⓘ
YJ‑12 anti‑ship missile ⓘ YJ‑83 anti‑ship missile ⓘ air‑launched ballistic missile (H‑6N) ⓘ |
| length | about 34 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Xi’an Aircraft Industrial Corporation ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | approximately 1,050 km/h ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeight | approximately 75,000 kg ⓘ |
| modernization |
glass cockpit in later variants
ⓘ
improved avionics ⓘ more efficient engines in H‑6K ⓘ new radar systems ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| range | over 6,000 km ⓘ |
| role |
anti‑ship warfare
ⓘ
long‑range strike ⓘ maritime strike ⓘ strategic bombing ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | about 12,000 m ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Egyptian Air Force
ⓘ
Iraqi Air Force ⓘ Korean People’s Army Air and Anti-Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
North Korean Air Force
Chinese Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
People’s Liberation Army Air Force
People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force
|
| variant |
H‑6A
ⓘ
H‑6DU ⓘ H‑6F ⓘ H‑6G ⓘ H‑6H ⓘ H‑6J ⓘ Xian H-6 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
H‑6K
H‑6H ⓘ
surface form:
H‑6M
H‑6N ⓘ H‑6DU ⓘ
surface form:
H‑6U
|
| wingspan | about 33 m ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Xian H-6 Description of subject: The Xian H-6 is a Chinese license-built version of the Soviet Tu-16 strategic bomber, extensively modernized and used for long-range strike and maritime attack roles.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tupolev Tu-16
subject surface form:
Mikulin AM-3