7.62 mm M240 machine gun
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The 7.62 mm M240 machine gun is a belt-fed, gas-operated general-purpose machine gun widely used by U.S. and NATO forces for infantry support and as a mounted weapon on vehicles and aircraft.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M240 machine gun | 8 |
| 7.62 mm M240 machine gun canonical | 2 |
| M240 machine gun system | 1 |
| M240B | 1 |
| M240B machine gun | 1 |
| M240D | 1 |
| M240G | 1 |
| M240G machine gun | 1 |
| M240L | 1 |
| M240L machine gun | 1 |
| MAG 58 machine gun | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T660100 — 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: 7.62 mm M240 machine gun Context triple: [M1 Abrams, secondaryArmament, 7.62 mm M240 machine gun]
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A.
MG 42 machine gun
The MG 42 machine gun is a German World War II-era general-purpose machine gun renowned for its extremely high rate of fire, reliability, and influential design that shaped postwar machine guns worldwide.
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B.
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
The Mauser BK-27 is a German-designed 27 mm revolver cannon widely used in modern fighter aircraft for high-rate, accurate air-to-air and air-to-ground fire.
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C.
M60 SBS
The M60 SBS is a Select Bus Service route in New York City that provides limited-stop service between Manhattan and Queens, including direct access to LaGuardia Airport.
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D.
40 mm Bofors autocannon
The 40 mm Bofors autocannon is a widely used, rapid-firing anti-aircraft and multi-purpose gun system renowned for its reliability and effectiveness since World War II.
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E.
M777 howitzer
The M777 howitzer is a lightweight, towed 155mm artillery piece used by the U.S. military and allied forces for long-range, precision fire support.
- 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: 7.62 mm M240 machine gun Target entity description: The 7.62 mm M240 machine gun is a belt-fed, gas-operated general-purpose machine gun widely used by U.S. and NATO forces for infantry support and as a mounted weapon on vehicles and aircraft.
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A.
MG 42 machine gun
The MG 42 machine gun is a German World War II-era general-purpose machine gun renowned for its extremely high rate of fire, reliability, and influential design that shaped postwar machine guns worldwide.
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B.
Mauser BK-27 27 mm cannon
The Mauser BK-27 is a German-designed 27 mm revolver cannon widely used in modern fighter aircraft for high-rate, accurate air-to-air and air-to-ground fire.
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C.
M60 SBS
The M60 SBS is a Select Bus Service route in New York City that provides limited-stop service between Manhattan and Queens, including direct access to LaGuardia Airport.
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D.
40 mm Bofors autocannon
The 40 mm Bofors autocannon is a widely used, rapid-firing anti-aircraft and multi-purpose gun system renowned for its reliability and effectiveness since World War II.
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E.
M777 howitzer
The M777 howitzer is a lightweight, towed 155mm artillery piece used by the U.S. military and allied forces for long-range, precision fire support.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
7.62 mm machine gun
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belt-fed machine gun ⓘ gas-operated firearm ⓘ general-purpose machine gun ⓘ |
| allianceStandard | NATO ⓘ |
| basedOn | FN MAG ⓘ |
| cartridge | 7.62×51 mm NATO ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | general-purpose machine gun role ⓘ |
| feedSystem | disintegrating metallic link belt ⓘ |
| firingMode | fully automatic ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
7.62 mm M240 machine gun
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
M240B
M240C ⓘ 7.62 mm M240 machine gun self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
M240D
7.62 mm M240 machine gun self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
M240G
M240H ⓘ 7.62 mm M240 machine gun self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
M240L
|
| inServiceWith |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Air Force
United States Army ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army
United States Coast Guard ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Coast Guard
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Marine Corps
United States Navy ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Navy
|
| introducedAs | coaxial machine gun for armored vehicles ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
FN Herstal
ⓘ
U.S. licensees ⓘ |
| mountingOptions |
aircraft mount
ⓘ
bipod ⓘ infantry tripod ⓘ naval mount ⓘ vehicle mount ⓘ |
| operation | gas-operated ⓘ |
| primaryUse | sustained automatic fire ⓘ |
| role |
coaxial machine gun
ⓘ
door gun ⓘ infantry support weapon ⓘ vehicle-mounted weapon ⓘ |
| sights |
iron sights
ⓘ
night-vision sights (optional) ⓘ optical sights (optional) ⓘ |
| standardCaliber | 7.62 mm ⓘ |
| typicalEffectiveRange | 800–1100 meters ⓘ |
| typicalMount |
M122 tripod
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M192 lightweight ground mount ⓘ |
| typicalRateOfFire | 650–950 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| usedAs |
coaxial machine gun on tanks
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door-mounted gun on helicopters ⓘ pintle-mounted machine gun on vehicles ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NATO land forces
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surface form:
NATO forces
United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 7.62 mm M240 machine gun Description of subject: The 7.62 mm M240 machine gun is a belt-fed, gas-operated general-purpose machine gun widely used by U.S. and NATO forces for infantry support and as a mounted weapon on vehicles and aircraft.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
M1 Abrams
this entity surface form:
MAG 58 machine gun
subject surface form:
M60 Patton
subject surface form:
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines
this entity surface form:
M240 machine gun
subject surface form:
M240
this entity surface form:
M240B
subject surface form:
M240
this entity surface form:
M240G
subject surface form:
M240
this entity surface form:
M240L
subject surface form:
M240
this entity surface form:
M240D
this entity surface form:
M240 machine gun
this entity surface form:
M240 machine gun
subject surface form:
Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines
this entity surface form:
M240 machine gun
this entity surface form:
M240 machine gun
this entity surface form:
M240 machine gun
this entity surface form:
M240B machine gun
this entity surface form:
M240G machine gun
this entity surface form:
M240L machine gun
this entity surface form:
M240 machine gun system
this entity surface form:
M240 machine gun
this entity surface form:
M240 machine gun