Breda Modello 30
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The Breda Modello 30 was an Italian light machine gun used during World War II, known for its complex design and often-criticized reliability.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Breda Modello 30 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6015459 — 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: Breda Modello 30 Context triple: [Regio Esercito, usedEquipment, Breda Modello 30]
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A.
Fiat CR.30
The Fiat CR.30 was an Italian biplane fighter aircraft of the early 1930s, serving as an important transitional design in Regia Aeronautica service before more advanced models appeared.
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B.
Fiat A.74
The Fiat A.74 was an Italian air-cooled radial aircraft engine widely used in the 1930s and World War II, notably powering several Italian fighter and bomber designs.
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C.
Fiat A.80
The Fiat A.80 was an Italian air-cooled radial aircraft engine developed in the late 1930s for use in military aircraft, offering higher power output than its predecessors.
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D.
Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914
The Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914 was an Italian water-cooled heavy machine gun widely employed by Italy’s armed forces during World War I and into World War II.
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E.
Fiat CR.32
The Fiat CR.32 was an Italian biplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s, widely exported and used in several conflicts including the Spanish Civil War.
- 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: Breda Modello 30 Target entity description: The Breda Modello 30 was an Italian light machine gun used during World War II, known for its complex design and often-criticized reliability.
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A.
Fiat CR.30
The Fiat CR.30 was an Italian biplane fighter aircraft of the early 1930s, serving as an important transitional design in Regia Aeronautica service before more advanced models appeared.
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B.
Fiat A.74
The Fiat A.74 was an Italian air-cooled radial aircraft engine widely used in the 1930s and World War II, notably powering several Italian fighter and bomber designs.
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C.
Fiat A.80
The Fiat A.80 was an Italian air-cooled radial aircraft engine developed in the late 1930s for use in military aircraft, offering higher power output than its predecessors.
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D.
Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914
The Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914 was an Italian water-cooled heavy machine gun widely employed by Italy’s armed forces during World War I and into World War II.
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E.
Fiat CR.32
The Fiat CR.32 was an Italian biplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s, widely exported and used in several conflicts including the Spanish Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | light machine gun ⓘ |
| action | gas-operated ⓘ |
| barrelLength | about 450 mm ⓘ |
| caliber | 6.5×52mm Carcano ⓘ |
| category |
6.5×52mm Carcano firearms
ⓘ
Breda firearms ⓘ Italian World War II infantry weapons ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Italy
ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
frequent jams
ⓘ
requirement to oil ammunition ⓘ weak magazine design ⓘ |
| designer | Società Italiana Ernesto Breda ⓘ |
| feedSystem |
20-round stripper clip loading
ⓘ
top-mounted fixed box magazine ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bipod-mounted
ⓘ
integral oiling mechanism for cartridges ⓘ non-detachable magazine ⓘ open-bolt firing ⓘ quick-change barrel ⓘ shoulder stock ⓘ |
| inServiceUntil | 1945 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex design
ⓘ
poor reliability ⓘ sensitivity to dust and dirt ⓘ slow reloading process ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Società Italiana Ernesto Breda ⓘ |
| muzzleVelocity | approximately 630 m/s ⓘ |
| operationType | tilting bolt ⓘ |
| overallLength | about 1,230 mm ⓘ |
| rateOfFire | about 500 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| replaced |
Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914 in Italian service
ⓘ
linked to:
Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914
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| serviceEntry | 1930 ⓘ |
| standardIssueFor | Italian infantry squads ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Breda Modello 37 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Croatian forces
ⓘ
German forces ⓘ
linked to:
Wehrmacht
Italian Army ⓘ
linked to:
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy)
Italian Social Republic forces ⓘ
linked to:
Armed Forces of the Italian Social Republic
Regio Esercito ⓘ Royal Hungarian Army ⓘ
linked to:
royal Hungarian army
|
| usedInConflict |
Eastern Front (World War II)
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Front of World War II
Greco-Italian War ⓘ
linked to:
Italian invasion of Greece
North African Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
North African campaign
Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ Spanish Civil War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| weight | about 10.6 kg ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Breda Modello 30 Description of subject: The Breda Modello 30 was an Italian light machine gun used during World War II, known for its complex design and often-criticized reliability.
Referenced by (1)
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