T-26

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light tank

The T-26 was a Soviet light infantry tank of the interwar and early World War II period, produced in large numbers and widely used in early Soviet armored forces.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
T-26 light tank	2
T-26 canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9521488 — 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: T-26
Context triple: [Vickers 6-Ton tank, influenced, T-26]

A. T-34 medium tank
The T-34 medium tank was a highly influential Soviet World War II armored fighting vehicle renowned for its balance of firepower, protection, and mobility, and is often credited with playing a decisive role on the Eastern Front.
B. ZiS-6 truck
The ZiS-6 truck was a Soviet three-axle military transport vehicle best known as the original mobile platform for the World War II–era Katyusha rocket launcher.
C. T-54 tank
The T-54 tank is a Soviet-designed main battle tank introduced shortly after World War II that became one of the most widely produced and exported tanks in history, serving in numerous Cold War and post-colonial conflicts.
D. T-55 tank
The T-55 tank is a Soviet-designed main battle tank widely exported and used around the world during the Cold War, known for its simplicity, reliability, and extensive combat service.
E. T-44 medium tank
The T-44 medium tank was a late-World War II Soviet armored fighting vehicle that improved upon the T-34’s design with better armor, a lower profile, and enhanced mobility, serving as a key step toward the later T-54/55 series.
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: T-26
Target entity description: The T-26 was a Soviet light infantry tank of the interwar and early World War II period, produced in large numbers and widely used in early Soviet armored forces.

A. T-34 medium tank
The T-34 medium tank was a highly influential Soviet World War II armored fighting vehicle renowned for its balance of firepower, protection, and mobility, and is often credited with playing a decisive role on the Eastern Front.
B. ZiS-6 truck
The ZiS-6 truck was a Soviet three-axle military transport vehicle best known as the original mobile platform for the World War II–era Katyusha rocket launcher.
C. T-54 tank
The T-54 tank is a Soviet-designed main battle tank introduced shortly after World War II that became one of the most widely produced and exported tanks in history, serving in numerous Cold War and post-colonial conflicts.
D. T-55 tank
The T-55 tank is a Soviet-designed main battle tank widely exported and used around the world during the Cold War, known for its simplicity, reliability, and extensive combat service.
E. T-44 medium tank
The T-44 medium tank was a late-World War II Soviet armored fighting vehicle that improved upon the T-34’s design with better armor, a lower profile, and enhanced mobility, serving as a key step toward the later T-54/55 series.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	light tank ⓘ
armorThickness	15 mm maximum (typical later variants) ⓘ
basedOn	Vickers 6-Ton ⓘ linked to: Vickers 6-Ton tank
category	World War II light tank ⓘ interwar armored fighting vehicle ⓘ
combatWeight	about 9 tons ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union ⓘ
crew	3 ⓘ
designer	Soviet design bureaus ⓘ linked to: Soviet design institutes
enginePower	90 hp ⓘ
engineType	4-cylinder gasoline engine ⓘ
enteredService	early 1930s ⓘ
manufacturer	Factory No. 174 (K.E. Voroshilov) Leningrad ⓘ linked to: Kirov Factory Stalingrad Tractor Plant ⓘ linked to: Stalingrad Tractor Factory
maximumSpeed	about 30 km/h on road ⓘ
notableFeature	multiple variants including twin-turret and single-turret versions ⓘ produced in very large numbers for its time ⓘ
notableLimitation	low speed and reliability issues in harsh conditions ⓘ thin armor by World War II standards ⓘ
numberBuilt	over 10000 units ⓘ
operatorType	military forces ⓘ
primaryArmament	45 mm 20K tank gun ⓘ
producedInPeriod	World War II ⓘ interwar period ⓘ
productionEnd	1941 ⓘ
productionStart	1931 ⓘ
role	infantry support tank ⓘ
secondaryArmament	7.62 mm DT machine gun ⓘ
serviceEnd	mid-1940s in front-line Soviet service ⓘ
successor	T-34 (as main Soviet medium tank replacing older types) ⓘ linked to: T-34 medium tank T-50 light tank ⓘ
suspension	bogie suspension ⓘ
usedAs	training vehicle in later war years ⓘ
usedBy	China ⓘ Finland ⓘ Mongolia ⓘ North Korea ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ Spanish Republic ⓘ linked to: Second Spanish Republic Turkey ⓘ
usedInConflict	Battle of Khalkhin Gol ⓘ Soviet invasion of Poland (1939) ⓘ linked to: Soviet occupation of Eastern Poland Soviet–Finnish conflicts ⓘ linked to: Continuation War Soviet–German War ⓘ linked to: Eastern Front of World War II Soviet–Japanese border conflicts ⓘ Spanish Civil War ⓘ Winter War ⓘ World War II ⓘ
variantOf	Vickers 6-Ton-derived design ⓘ linked to: Vickers 6-Ton tank

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vickers 6-Ton tank → influenced → T-26 ⓘ

Finnish Armoured Division → usedEquipmentModel → T-26 light tank ⓘ

linked to: T-26

Armored forces of the Red Army → equipment → T-26 light tank ⓘ