RS-82 rockets
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RS-82 rockets were Soviet 82 mm unguided air-to-ground rockets widely used during World War II for ground-attack missions by aircraft such as the Ilyushin Il-2.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R4M rocket | 1 |
| RS-82 | 1 |
| RS-82 rockets canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3310089 — 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: RS-82 rockets Context triple: [Ilyushin Il-2, rocketArmament, RS-82 rockets]
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A.
R-1 rocket
The R-1 rocket was an early Soviet ballistic missile and research rocket developed after World War II as a near-copy of Germany’s V-2, serving as a foundation for later Soviet rocketry.
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B.
A3 rocket
The A3 rocket was an early experimental German ballistic missile developed in the 1930s as a precursor to the more advanced V-2 rocket.
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C.
R-9 missile
The R-9 missile was a Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile of the early Cold War era, designed to deliver nuclear warheads over long distances as part of the USSR's strategic deterrent forces.
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D.
Zenit rocket
The Zenit rocket is a family of Ukrainian-designed, medium-lift launch vehicles originally developed in the Soviet era and used for both government and commercial satellite launches.
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E.
Molniya-M rocket
The Molniya-M rocket was a Soviet expendable launch vehicle widely used during the Cold War era to place communications, navigation, and scientific satellites into highly elliptical Molniya orbits.
- 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: RS-82 rockets Target entity description: RS-82 rockets were Soviet 82 mm unguided air-to-ground rockets widely used during World War II for ground-attack missions by aircraft such as the Ilyushin Il-2.
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A.
R-1 rocket
The R-1 rocket was an early Soviet ballistic missile and research rocket developed after World War II as a near-copy of Germany’s V-2, serving as a foundation for later Soviet rocketry.
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B.
A3 rocket
The A3 rocket was an early experimental German ballistic missile developed in the 1930s as a precursor to the more advanced V-2 rocket.
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C.
R-9 missile
The R-9 missile was a Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile of the early Cold War era, designed to deliver nuclear warheads over long distances as part of the USSR's strategic deterrent forces.
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D.
Zenit rocket
The Zenit rocket is a family of Ukrainian-designed, medium-lift launch vehicles originally developed in the Soviet era and used for both government and commercial satellite launches.
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E.
Molniya-M rocket
The Molniya-M rocket was a Soviet expendable launch vehicle widely used during the Cold War era to place communications, navigation, and scientific satellites into highly elliptical Molniya orbits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-to-ground rocket
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unguided rocket ⓘ |
| caliber | 82 mm ⓘ |
| category |
Soviet World War II weapons
ⓘ
Soviet rockets ⓘ air-to-surface rockets ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deploymentMethod |
fuselage-mounted launch rails
ⓘ
underwing launch rails ⓘ |
| designedForTarget |
ground targets
ⓘ
lightly armored vehicles ⓘ soft-skinned vehicles ⓘ troop concentrations ⓘ |
| developedBy | Soviet weapons designers ⓘ |
| era |
1930s technology
ⓘ
1940s technology ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | unguided ⓘ |
| influenced |
RS-132 rockets
ⓘ
surface form:
RS-132 rocket
later Soviet unguided rocket designs ⓘ |
| launchMode |
salvo fire
ⓘ
single-rocket fire ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | aircraft ⓘ |
| munitionClass | air-launched rocket ⓘ |
| notableUse |
Battles and operations of the Eastern Front of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front operations in World War II
|
| primaryRole | ground-attack weapon ⓘ |
| propellantType | solid-fuel rocket ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Soviet Air Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Red Army Air Forces
Soviet Navy aviation units ⓘ |
| usedAgainst |
German ground forces
ⓘ
enemy artillery positions ⓘ enemy supply columns ⓘ field fortifications ⓘ |
| usedAs | air-to-air rocket (early war experiments) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Soviet Air Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet fighter aviation units
Soviet ground-attack aviation units ⓘ |
| usedByMilitary |
Soviet Air Forces
ⓘ
Soviet Naval Aviation ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| usedOnAircraft |
Ilyushin Il-2
ⓘ
Lavochkin La-5 ⓘ Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 ⓘ Polikarpov I-153 ⓘ Soviet Polikarpov I-16 ⓘ
surface form:
Polikarpov I-16
Yak-1 ⓘ
surface form:
Yakovlev Yak-1
Yakovlev Yak-7 ⓘ Yakovlev Yak-9 ⓘ |
| warheadType | high-explosive fragmentation warhead ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RS-82 rockets Description of subject: RS-82 rockets were Soviet 82 mm unguided air-to-ground rockets widely used during World War II for ground-attack missions by aircraft such as the Ilyushin Il-2.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
R4M rocket
subject surface form:
RS-132
this entity surface form:
RS-82