Fury (tank)
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Fury (tank) is the M4A3E8 Sherman tank featured as the central vehicle in the 2014 World War II film "Fury," crewed by American soldiers fighting in Nazi Germany.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fury (tank) canonical | 1 |
| M4A3E8 Sherman tank Fury | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5532743 — 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)
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Target entity: Fury (tank) Context triple: [Fury, titleCharacter, Fury (tank)]
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A.
Panther tank
The Panther tank was a German World War II medium tank renowned for its powerful gun, sloped armor, and balance of firepower and mobility, making it one of the most formidable armored vehicles of the war.
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B.
TAM medium tank
The TAM medium tank is an Argentine-designed and -produced main battle tank developed in the 1970s to provide the country with a modern, mobile armored fighting vehicle suited to its terrain and military needs.
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C.
Ferdinand tank destroyer
The Ferdinand tank destroyer was a heavily armored German World War II self-propelled anti-tank gun, notable for its powerful 88 mm cannon and use on the Eastern Front.
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D.
M3 Lee tank
The M3 Lee tank was an American World War II medium tank notable for its tall profile and combination of hull-mounted main gun and turret-mounted secondary gun, serving as an important early-war design before being replaced by the M4 Sherman.
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E.
Mark IV tank
The Mark IV tank was a British World War I armored fighting vehicle that became one of the first widely used tanks in combat, notably helping to pioneer large-scale mechanized warfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fury (tank) Target entity description: Fury (tank) is the M4A3E8 Sherman tank featured as the central vehicle in the 2014 World War II film "Fury," crewed by American soldiers fighting in Nazi Germany.
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A.
Panther tank
The Panther tank was a German World War II medium tank renowned for its powerful gun, sloped armor, and balance of firepower and mobility, making it one of the most formidable armored vehicles of the war.
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B.
TAM medium tank
The TAM medium tank is an Argentine-designed and -produced main battle tank developed in the 1970s to provide the country with a modern, mobile armored fighting vehicle suited to its terrain and military needs.
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C.
Ferdinand tank destroyer
The Ferdinand tank destroyer was a heavily armored German World War II self-propelled anti-tank gun, notable for its powerful 88 mm cannon and use on the Eastern Front.
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D.
M3 Lee tank
The M3 Lee tank was an American World War II medium tank notable for its tall profile and combination of hull-mounted main gun and turret-mounted secondary gun, serving as an important early-war design before being replaced by the M4 Sherman.
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E.
Mark IV tank
The Mark IV tank was a British World War I armored fighting vehicle that became one of the first widely used tanks in combat, notably helping to pioneer large-scale mechanized warfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional tank
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film prop ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Fury (2014 film) ⓘ |
| armament |
.30 caliber machine guns (in film depiction)
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.50 caliber M2 Browning machine gun (in film depiction) ⓘ
linked to:
.50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns
76 mm gun (in film depiction) ⓘ |
| assistantDriver | Grady "Coon-Ass" Travis ⓘ |
| basedOn |
M4A3E8 Sherman tank
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linked to:
M4 Sherman tank
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| bowGunner | Grady "Coon-Ass" Travis ⓘ |
| commander | Don "Wardaddy" Collier ⓘ |
| conflictDepicted | World War II ⓘ |
| crewCasualtiesInFiction | most of crew killed in final battle ⓘ |
| crewedBy |
Boyd "Bible" Swan
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Don "Wardaddy" Collier ⓘ Grady "Coon-Ass" Travis ⓘ Norman Ellison ⓘ Trini "Gordo" Garcia ⓘ |
| directorOfWorkAppearedIn | David Ayer ⓘ |
| driver | Trini "Gordo" Garcia ⓘ |
| eraDepicted | late World War II European Theater ⓘ |
| facesOpponent |
German Wehrmacht (in film)
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linked to:
Wehrmacht
Waffen-SS (in film) ⓘ
linked to:
Waffen-SS
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| filmReleaseYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| genreContext | war film ⓘ |
| gunner | Boyd "Bible" Swan ⓘ |
| hasMarking |
name "FURY" painted on gun barrel
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white Allied star insignia ⓘ |
| hullNumberInFilm | FURY ⓘ |
| loader | Norman Ellison ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableScene |
engagement with German Tiger I tank
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final stand at crossroads against SS infantry ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
United States Army (in film)
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linked to:
United States Army
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| portrayedBy | restored M4A2E8 Sherman tank (filming vehicle) ⓘ |
| productionCountryOfWorkAppearedIn |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| propOwnerDuringFilming |
The Tank Museum, Bovington (base vehicle)
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linked to:
The Tank Museum, Bovington
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| serviceBranchInFiction |
U.S. 2nd Armored Division
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linked to:
2nd Armored Division (United States)
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| settingPlace | Nazi Germany (in film) ⓘ |
| settingTime | April 1945 (in film) ⓘ |
| survivingCrewMemberInFiction | Norman Ellison ⓘ |
| symbolism | brutality and cost of armored warfare in WWII ⓘ |
| usedAs | central vehicle in the film Fury ⓘ |
| vehicleType | medium tank (in film depiction) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fury (tank) Description of subject: Fury (tank) is the M4A3E8 Sherman tank featured as the central vehicle in the 2014 World War II film "Fury," crewed by American soldiers fighting in Nazi Germany.
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linked to: Fury (tank)