Piranha III
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Piranha III is an earlier generation of the Swiss-made MOWAG Piranha family of wheeled armored fighting vehicles, widely used in various military roles worldwide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Piranha III canonical | 1 |
| Piranha IIIC | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5234871 — 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: Piranha III Context triple: [Piranha V, successorOf, Piranha III]
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A.
Piranha II: The Spawning
Piranha II: The Spawning is a 1981 low-budget horror film about mutant flying piranhas, often noted as James Cameron’s first feature-length directorial effort.
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B.
The Piranha Brothers
The Piranha Brothers is a famous Monty Python sketch parodying violent London gangsters through absurd, documentary-style comedy.
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C.
Ripjaws
Ripjaws is an aquatic alien from the Ben 10 franchise known for his powerful jaws, underwater abilities, and fish-like appearance.
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D.
River Monsters
River Monsters is a popular Animal Planet documentary series in which angler and biologist Jeremy Wade investigates and catches large, elusive freshwater creatures often blamed for attacks on humans.
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E.
El Gran Pez
El Gran Pez is the popular nickname of the Mexican football club Dorados de Sinaloa, reflecting its identity and local cultural ties.
- 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: Piranha III Target entity description: Piranha III is an earlier generation of the Swiss-made MOWAG Piranha family of wheeled armored fighting vehicles, widely used in various military roles worldwide.
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A.
Piranha II: The Spawning
Piranha II: The Spawning is a 1981 low-budget horror film about mutant flying piranhas, often noted as James Cameron’s first feature-length directorial effort.
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B.
The Piranha Brothers
The Piranha Brothers is a famous Monty Python sketch parodying violent London gangsters through absurd, documentary-style comedy.
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C.
Ripjaws
Ripjaws is an aquatic alien from the Ben 10 franchise known for his powerful jaws, underwater abilities, and fish-like appearance.
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D.
River Monsters
River Monsters is a popular Animal Planet documentary series in which angler and biologist Jeremy Wade investigates and catches large, elusive freshwater creatures often blamed for attacks on humans.
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E.
El Gran Pez
El Gran Pez is the popular nickname of the Mexican football club Dorados de Sinaloa, reflecting its identity and local cultural ties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armored personnel carrier
ⓘ
infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ wheeled armored fighting vehicle ⓘ |
| amphibiousCapability | optional ⓘ |
| armamentOptions |
12.7 mm machine gun
ⓘ
7.62 mm machine gun ⓘ anti-tank guided missiles ⓘ automatic cannon up to 30 mm ⓘ remote weapon station ⓘ |
| armorProtection |
optional protection against improvised explosive devices
ⓘ
optional protection against mines ⓘ protection against shell splinters ⓘ protection against small arms fire ⓘ |
| armorType | modular armor ⓘ |
| brakingSystem | ABS ⓘ |
| configuration | 8x8 wheeled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high tactical mobility
ⓘ
strategic air transportability ⓘ |
| drive | all-wheel drive ⓘ |
| driveLayout | rear-engine layout ⓘ |
| engineType | diesel engine ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1990s ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Piranha IIIC
ⓘ
linked to:
Piranha III
Piranha IIIS ⓘ
linked to:
Piranha II: The Spawning
|
| manufacturer | MOWAG ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
MOWAG Piranha family
ⓘ
linked to:
MOWAG Piranha I
|
| passengerCapacity | up to 8 infantry soldiers ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Piranha II
ⓘ
linked to:
Piranha II: The Spawning
|
| primaryRole | armored personnel carrier ⓘ |
| secondaryRole |
air-defense vehicle
ⓘ
ambulance ⓘ anti-tank missile carrier ⓘ command vehicle ⓘ engineering vehicle ⓘ infantry fighting vehicle ⓘ mortar carrier ⓘ reconnaissance vehicle ⓘ |
| steering | power-assisted steering ⓘ |
| successor |
Piranha IV
ⓘ
Piranha V ⓘ |
| suspension | independent suspension ⓘ |
| transportability | C-130 compatible in some configurations ⓘ |
| users |
Belgian Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Belgian Land Component
Brazilian Army ⓘ Chilean Army ⓘ Danish Army ⓘ Irish Defence Forces ⓘ
linked to:
Defence Forces of Ireland
Romanian Land Forces ⓘ Saudi Arabian National Guard ⓘ Spanish Army ⓘ Swiss Army ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Piranha III Description of subject: Piranha III is an earlier generation of the Swiss-made MOWAG Piranha family of wheeled armored fighting vehicles, widely used in various military roles worldwide.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Piranha V armored personnel carrier
linked to: Piranha III