M26
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The M26 is a U.S. World War II–era heavy/medium tank, commonly known as the M26 Pershing, that served as a precursor to the American Patton tank series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M26 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3680687 — 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: M26 Context triple: [M26 Pershing, NATOName, M26]
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A.
M62
M62 is a major trans-Pennine motorway in northern England connecting cities such as Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, and Hull.
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B.
M60
M60 is a major orbital motorway encircling the city of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England.
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C.
M6
The M6 is a major north–south motorway in the United Kingdom that runs through the Midlands and North West England, forming a key part of the country’s strategic road network.
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D.
M-20
M-20 is a state trunkline highway in Michigan that runs east–west across the central part of the state, connecting communities such as Midland to the broader regional road network.
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E.
M61
M61 is a major motorway in North West England connecting Manchester with Preston and linking into the wider UK motorway network.
- 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: M26 Target entity description: The M26 is a U.S. World War II–era heavy/medium tank, commonly known as the M26 Pershing, that served as a precursor to the American Patton tank series.
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A.
M62
M62 is a major trans-Pennine motorway in northern England connecting cities such as Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, and Hull.
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B.
M60
M60 is a major orbital motorway encircling the city of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England.
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C.
M6
The M6 is a major north–south motorway in the United Kingdom that runs through the Midlands and North West England, forming a key part of the country’s strategic road network.
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D.
M-20
M-20 is a state trunkline highway in Michigan that runs east–west across the central part of the state, connecting communities such as Midland to the broader regional road network.
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E.
M61
M61 is a major motorway in North West England connecting Manchester with Preston and linking into the wider UK motorway network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy tank
ⓘ
main battle tank ⓘ medium tank ⓘ |
| armorType | rolled homogeneous armor ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War tanks of the United States
ⓘ
World War II tanks of the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 5 ⓘ |
| designedToCounter |
German Panther tank
ⓘ
German Tiger I tank ⓘ |
| developedBy |
United States Ordnance Department
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Ordnance Department
|
| engine | Ford GAF V-8 gasoline engine ⓘ |
| enginePower | 500 hp ⓘ |
| hullLayout | rear engine front transmission ⓘ |
| introducedAs | T26E3 ⓘ |
| introducedAsHeavyTank | 1945 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
U.S. Army Detroit Arsenal
ⓘ
surface form:
Detroit Tank Arsenal
Fisher Tank Arsenal ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 30 km/h ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John J. Pershing ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of Cologne ⓘ |
| operator |
Belgian Land Component
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Army
French Army ⓘ Italian Army (Republic of Italy) ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Army
Royal Netherlands Army ⓘ
surface form:
Netherlands Army
United States Army ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
M26 Pershing tank
ⓘ
surface form:
Pershing tank series
|
| precursorOf |
M46 Patton tank
ⓘ
surface form:
M46 Patton
M60 Patton tank ⓘ
surface form:
Patton tank series
|
| primaryArmament | 90 mm M3 gun ⓘ |
| reclassifiedAsMediumTank | post-World War II ⓘ |
| replaced |
M4 Sherman tank
ⓘ
surface form:
M4 Sherman
|
| role |
heavy breakthrough tank
ⓘ
medium tank (postwar reclassification) ⓘ |
| sawCombatInTheater |
European Theater of Operations, United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
European Theater of Operations
|
| secondaryArmament |
.30 caliber Browning M1919 machine guns
ⓘ
.50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns ⓘ
surface form:
.50 caliber Browning M2 machine gun
|
| serviceEntry | 1945 ⓘ |
| standardizedFrom |
T26E1
ⓘ
T26E3 ⓘ |
| successor |
M46 Patton tank
ⓘ
surface form:
M46 Patton
M47 Patton ⓘ M48 Patton tank ⓘ
surface form:
M48 Patton
M60 Patton tank ⓘ
surface form:
M60 Patton
|
| suspension | torsion bar ⓘ |
| trackType | steel tracks with rubber pads ⓘ |
| turretType | cast turret ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Korean War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 41.7 tonnes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: M26 Description of subject: The M26 is a U.S. World War II–era heavy/medium tank, commonly known as the M26 Pershing, that served as a precursor to the American Patton tank series.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
M26 Pershing