5.56×45mm NATO
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The 5.56×45mm NATO is a standard intermediate rifle cartridge widely used by NATO forces and many militaries worldwide in assault rifles and light machine guns.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 5.56×45mm NATO canonical | 7 |
| 5.56×45mm Beryl | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2970123 — 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: 5.56×45mm NATO Context triple: [FB Beryl, cartridge, 5.56×45mm NATO]
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A.
M4 carbine
The M4 carbine is a lightweight, gas-operated, magazine-fed 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle widely used by modern military forces, particularly the U.S. armed forces.
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B.
M16 rifle
The M16 rifle is a lightweight, 5.56×45mm NATO, gas-operated assault rifle that has been a standard-issue infantry weapon for the U.S. military and many allied forces since the Vietnam War era.
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C.
CZ 75
The CZ 75 is a widely used Czech-designed semi-automatic pistol renowned for its reliability, ergonomics, and influence on modern handgun design.
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D.
G36 assault rifle
The G36 assault rifle is a modern 5.56×45mm NATO modular infantry weapon developed by the German manufacturer Heckler & Koch and widely used by military forces around the world.
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E.
CZ P-07
The CZ P-07 is a modern Czech-made polymer-framed semi-automatic pistol widely used by military and law enforcement forces.
- 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: 5.56×45mm NATO Target entity description: The 5.56×45mm NATO is a standard intermediate rifle cartridge widely used by NATO forces and many militaries worldwide in assault rifles and light machine guns.
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A.
M4 carbine
The M4 carbine is a lightweight, gas-operated, magazine-fed 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle widely used by modern military forces, particularly the U.S. armed forces.
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B.
M16 rifle
The M16 rifle is a lightweight, 5.56×45mm NATO, gas-operated assault rifle that has been a standard-issue infantry weapon for the U.S. military and many allied forces since the Vietnam War era.
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C.
CZ 75
The CZ 75 is a widely used Czech-designed semi-automatic pistol renowned for its reliability, ergonomics, and influence on modern handgun design.
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D.
G36 assault rifle
The G36 assault rifle is a modern 5.56×45mm NATO modular infantry weapon developed by the German manufacturer Heckler & Koch and widely used by military forces around the world.
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E.
CZ P-07
The CZ P-07 is a modern Czech-made polymer-framed semi-automatic pistol widely used by military and law enforcement forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NATO standard cartridge
ⓘ
intermediate cartridge ⓘ rifle cartridge ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | NATO ⓘ |
| adoptedIn | 1980 ⓘ |
| allianceStandardizedBy | NATO ⓘ |
| compatibleWithFirearm |
FN Minimi
ⓘ
FN SCAR-L ⓘ HK416F assault rifle ⓘ
surface form:
HK416
M16 rifle ⓘ M4 carbine ⓘ Steyr AUG A3 NATO ⓘ
surface form:
Steyr AUG
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedIn | late 1950s ⓘ |
| hasBaseDiameter | 9.58 mm ⓘ |
| hasBulletDiameter | 5.70 mm ⓘ |
| hasCaliber | 5.56 mm ⓘ |
| hasCaseCapacity | 1.85 ml ⓘ |
| hasCaseLength | 45 mm ⓘ |
| hasCaseType | rimless bottleneck ⓘ |
| hasMaximumPressure | 430 MPa ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryDesignation |
M193
ⓘ
M855 ⓘ M855A1 ⓘ SS109 ⓘ |
| hasNeckDiameter | 6.43 mm ⓘ |
| hasParentCartridge | .223 Remington ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryUse | military service cartridge ⓘ |
| hasPrimerType | small rifle ⓘ |
| hasRimDiameter | 9.60 mm ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryUse |
sport shooting
ⓘ
varmint hunting ⓘ |
| hasShoulderDiameter | 9.00 mm ⓘ |
| hasTypicalBulletMass |
55 grains
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62 grains ⓘ 77 grains ⓘ |
| hasTypicalMuzzleEnergy | ~1,700 J ⓘ |
| hasTypicalMuzzleVelocity | ~920 m/s ⓘ |
| isBasedOn | .223 Remington ⓘ |
| isNotIdenticalTo | .223 Remington ⓘ |
| partOf | NATO small arms ammunition family ⓘ |
| standardizationBody | NATO ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NATO
ⓘ
surface form:
NATO member states
civilian shooters ⓘ law enforcement agencies ⓘ many non‑NATO militaries ⓘ |
| usedIn |
assault rifles
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carbines ⓘ light machine guns ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 5.56×45mm NATO Description of subject: The 5.56×45mm NATO is a standard intermediate rifle cartridge widely used by NATO forces and many militaries worldwide in assault rifles and light machine guns.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
5.56×45mm Beryl
subject surface form:
HK433