Assault Amphibious Vehicle
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The Assault Amphibious Vehicle is a fully tracked, armored amphibious troop carrier used by the U.S. Marine Corps to transport Marines from ship to shore and in subsequent ground combat operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Assault Amphibious Vehicle canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8533754 — 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: Assault Amphibious Vehicle Context triple: [2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, equipment, Assault Amphibious Vehicle]
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A.
Dingo armored vehicle
The Dingo armored vehicle is a German-made, highly protected, all-terrain military transport designed for troop movement, patrol, and reconnaissance in conflict zones.
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B.
Light Armored Vehicle-25
The Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) is an eight-wheeled, amphibious armored reconnaissance vehicle used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps, armed with a 25 mm chain gun and designed for high mobility and rapid deployment.
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C.
Stormer APC
The Stormer APC is a British tracked armored personnel carrier designed to transport infantry safely across the battlefield as part of the Stormer family of military vehicles.
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D.
Ares armoured personnel carrier
The Ares armoured personnel carrier is a British tracked military vehicle designed to transport infantry safely on the battlefield as part of the Ajax family of armoured fighting vehicles.
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E.
FV432 armoured personnel carrier
The FV432 armoured personnel carrier is a British tracked military vehicle widely used by the British Army for transporting infantry under armour from the 1960s onward.
- 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: Assault Amphibious Vehicle Target entity description: The Assault Amphibious Vehicle is a fully tracked, armored amphibious troop carrier used by the U.S. Marine Corps to transport Marines from ship to shore and in subsequent ground combat operations.
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A.
Dingo armored vehicle
The Dingo armored vehicle is a German-made, highly protected, all-terrain military transport designed for troop movement, patrol, and reconnaissance in conflict zones.
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B.
Light Armored Vehicle-25
The Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) is an eight-wheeled, amphibious armored reconnaissance vehicle used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps, armed with a 25 mm chain gun and designed for high mobility and rapid deployment.
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C.
Stormer APC
The Stormer APC is a British tracked armored personnel carrier designed to transport infantry safely across the battlefield as part of the Stormer family of military vehicles.
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D.
Ares armoured personnel carrier
The Ares armoured personnel carrier is a British tracked military vehicle designed to transport infantry safely on the battlefield as part of the Ajax family of armoured fighting vehicles.
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E.
FV432 armoured personnel carrier
The FV432 armoured personnel carrier is a British tracked military vehicle widely used by the British Army for transporting infantry under armour from the 1960s onward.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amphibious armored personnel carrier
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military vehicle ⓘ |
| armament |
12.7 mm M2HB heavy machine gun
ⓘ
linked to:
12.7 mm M2 machine gun
40 mm Mk 19 automatic grenade launcher ⓘ
linked to:
MK19 grenade launcher
smoke grenade launchers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crewRole |
commander
ⓘ
driver ⓘ gunner ⓘ |
| crewSize | 3 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
ground combat operations ashore
ⓘ
ship-to-shore movement of Marines ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
amphibious capability
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armored hull ⓘ bow wave fence ⓘ fully tracked ⓘ roof-mounted weapon station ⓘ water jets ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
AAVC7A1 command variant
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AAVP7A1 personnel variant ⓘ AAVR7A1 recovery variant ⓘ |
| hullType | welded steel ⓘ |
| introduced | 1970s ⓘ |
| mobilityType | tracked amphibious ⓘ |
| operator |
Brazilian Marine Corps
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Italian Navy San Marco Marine Brigade ⓘ
linked to:
Italian Navy
Republic of Korea Marine Corps ⓘ Spanish Navy Marines ⓘ
linked to:
Infantería de Marina (Spanish Marine Corps)
Taiwanese Marine Corps ⓘ
linked to:
Republic of China Marine Corps
|
| passengerCapacity | 21 Marines ⓘ |
| primaryMission | assault amphibious lift of surface assault elements ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| propulsionInWater | water jets ⓘ |
| propulsionOnLand | tracked ⓘ |
| secondaryMission | combat support for ground forces ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | USMC amphibious assault battalions ⓘ |
| successor | Amphibious Combat Vehicle ⓘ |
| transportRole |
casualty evacuation
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combat resupply ⓘ ship-to-shore troop transport ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Navy (for training and support roles)
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linked to:
United States Navy
|
| usedIn |
amphibious assault operations
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mechanized infantry operations ⓘ ship-to-objective maneuver ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
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Iraq War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Assault Amphibious Vehicle Description of subject: The Assault Amphibious Vehicle is a fully tracked, armored amphibious troop carrier used by the U.S. Marine Corps to transport Marines from ship to shore and in subsequent ground combat operations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.