Elefant
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The Elefant was a heavily armored German World War II tank destroyer, known for its powerful 88 mm gun and limited mobility.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elefant canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7924630 — 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: Elefant Context triple: [Ferdinand tank destroyer, laterDesignation, Elefant]
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A.
Elephant
"Elephant" is a 2003 drama film by Gus Van Sant that portrays an ordinary day leading up to a high school shooting, noted for its minimalist style and exploration of adolescent alienation.
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B.
African bush elephant
The African bush elephant is the largest living land animal, a wide-ranging herbivorous mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa and known for its massive size, large ears, and prominent tusks.
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C.
Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus is a large, mostly herbivorous semi-aquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa, known for its barrel-shaped body, massive jaws, and aggressive behavior.
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D.
Hippo
Hippo was the nickname of American Major League Baseball pitcher Hippo Vaughn, known for his standout career with the Chicago Cubs in the 1910s.
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E.
Hippo
Hippo is an ancient North African city, historically known as Hippo Regius, famed as the episcopal see of Saint Augustine and an important center of early Christianity in Roman Algeria.
- 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: Elefant Target entity description: The Elefant was a heavily armored German World War II tank destroyer, known for its powerful 88 mm gun and limited mobility.
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A.
Elephant
"Elephant" is a 2003 drama film by Gus Van Sant that portrays an ordinary day leading up to a high school shooting, noted for its minimalist style and exploration of adolescent alienation.
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B.
African bush elephant
The African bush elephant is the largest living land animal, a wide-ranging herbivorous mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa and known for its massive size, large ears, and prominent tusks.
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C.
Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus is a large, mostly herbivorous semi-aquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa, known for its barrel-shaped body, massive jaws, and aggressive behavior.
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D.
Hippo
Hippo was the nickname of American Major League Baseball pitcher Hippo Vaughn, known for his standout career with the Chicago Cubs in the 1910s.
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E.
Hippo
Hippo is an ancient North African city, historically known as Hippo Regius, famed as the episcopal see of Saint Augustine and an important center of early Christianity in Roman Algeria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armored fighting vehicle
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tank destroyer ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Sd.Kfz. 184 ⓘ |
| armorType | welded steel armor ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Porsche Tiger chassis
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linked to:
Porsche Tiger VK 45.01(P)
|
| caliber | 88 mm ⓘ |
| category | German self-propelled anti-tank gun ⓘ |
| combatWeight | approximately 65 tonnes ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| crew | 6 ⓘ |
| designedAs | tank destroyer ⓘ |
| designedBy | Porsche ⓘ |
| designedFor | long-range engagement of enemy armor ⓘ |
| driveType | electric transmission ⓘ |
| engineType |
Maybach HL120 TRM petrol engine
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linked to:
Maybach HL 120 TRM
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| frontArmorThickness | up to 200 mm ⓘ |
| height | approximately 2.97 m ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | very effective gun but poor mobility ⓘ |
| improvementOver |
Ferdinand (added commander’s cupola)
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Ferdinand (addition of bow machine gun) ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 8.14 m ⓘ |
| mobilityIssue |
mechanical unreliability
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poor off-road performance ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
heavy armor
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limited mobility ⓘ long-range anti-tank capability ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | about 90 units ⓘ |
| operator | Germany ⓘ |
| powerplantConfiguration | twin Maybach engines driving generators ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ferdinand tank destroyer ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L/71 gun ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1943–1944 ⓘ |
| role | tank destroyer ⓘ |
| sawActionIn |
Battle of Kursk
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Eastern Front ⓘ Italian Front ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 7.92 mm MG 34 machine gun ⓘ |
| survivingExamples |
Kubinka Tank Museum
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United States Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Center ⓘ |
| theater | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German Army
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Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| vulnerability |
close assault by infantry
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mines and mechanical breakdowns ⓘ |
| width | approximately 3.38 m ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elefant Description of subject: The Elefant was a heavily armored German World War II tank destroyer, known for its powerful 88 mm gun and limited mobility.
Referenced by (5)
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