Silkworm missile
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The Silkworm missile is a Chinese-built, ship- and shore-launched anti-ship cruise missile that gained notoriety for its use against Gulf shipping during the 1980s Iran–Iraq conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Silkworm missile canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5299231 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Silkworm missile Context triple: [Tanker War, notableWeapon, Silkworm missile]
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R-2 missile
The R-2 missile was an early Soviet short-range ballistic missile, an improved derivative of the German V-2, used primarily for military purposes and high-altitude research in the early Cold War period.
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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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C.
Babur cruise missile
The Babur cruise missile is a Pakistani subsonic, terrain-hugging, nuclear-capable cruise missile designed for precision strikes against land and sea targets.
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R-1 missile
The R-1 missile was an early Soviet short-range ballistic missile closely based on the German V-2, marking the USSR’s first significant step into rocket and missile technology.
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BOLIDE missile
The BOLIDE missile is an advanced, short-range, laser-guided surface-to-air missile designed for use with the RBS 70 air defense system to engage fast, low-flying aerial targets.
- 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: Silkworm missile Target entity description: The Silkworm missile is a Chinese-built, ship- and shore-launched anti-ship cruise missile that gained notoriety for its use against Gulf shipping during the 1980s Iran–Iraq conflict.
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A.
R-2 missile
The R-2 missile was an early Soviet short-range ballistic missile, an improved derivative of the German V-2, used primarily for military purposes and high-altitude research in the early Cold War period.
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B.
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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C.
Babur cruise missile
The Babur cruise missile is a Pakistani subsonic, terrain-hugging, nuclear-capable cruise missile designed for precision strikes against land and sea targets.
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D.
R-1 missile
The R-1 missile was an early Soviet short-range ballistic missile closely based on the German V-2, marking the USSR’s first significant step into rocket and missile technology.
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E.
BOLIDE missile
The BOLIDE missile is an advanced, short-range, laser-guided surface-to-air missile designed for use with the RBS 70 air defense system to engage fast, low-flying aerial targets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | anti-ship cruise missile ⓘ |
| basedOn | Soviet P-15 Termit missile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Chinese anti-ship missiles
ⓘ
cruise missiles of China ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| deploymentEnvironment |
coastal defense
ⓘ
naval vessels ⓘ |
| deploymentMethod |
fixed coastal launchers
ⓘ
shipboard launchers ⓘ |
| designOrigin | Soviet missile technology ⓘ |
| developedBy | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfService | late 20th century ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ other Middle Eastern states ⓘ |
| flightProfile | sea-skimming ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | radar homing ⓘ |
| intendedTarget | surface ships ⓘ |
| launchPlatform |
ship-launched
ⓘ
shore-launched ⓘ |
| manufacturer | People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| munitionType | conventional warhead missile ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | relatively low-cost anti-ship capability ⓘ |
| notableEvent | used by Iran and Iraq to attack oil tankers in the Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| notableFor | use against merchant shipping in the Persian Gulf in the 1980s ⓘ |
| notableImpact | raised international concern over freedom of navigation in the Gulf ⓘ |
| notableRegionOfUse | Persian Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalUse | coastal battery attacks on shipping ⓘ |
| originEra | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | liquid-fuel rocket ⓘ |
| propulsionType | rocket-powered ⓘ |
| role | anti-ship warfare ⓘ |
| threatPerception | considered a significant threat to commercial shipping in the 1980s ⓘ |
| threatTo |
commercial tankers
ⓘ
naval vessels ⓘ |
| type | sea-skimming missile ⓘ |
| usedAgainst | Gulf shipping ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Iranian military
NERFINISHED
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Iraqi military NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Liberation Army Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Iran–Iraq War
NERFINISHED
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Tanker War phase of Iran–Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| warheadType | high-explosive ⓘ |
| weaponClass | surface-to-surface missile ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Silkworm missile Description of subject: The Silkworm missile is a Chinese-built, ship- and shore-launched anti-ship cruise missile that gained notoriety for its use against Gulf shipping during the 1980s Iran–Iraq conflict.
Referenced by (1)
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