Triple
T13979764
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines |
E336276
|
entity |
| Predicate | usesEquipment |
P2728
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
M249 light machine gun
The M249 light machine gun is a belt-fed, gas-operated 5.56×45mm NATO squad automatic weapon widely used by the U.S. military and other armed forces for sustained automatic fire at the infantry level.
|
E1074121
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: M249 light machine gun | Statement: [Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, usesEquipment, M249 light machine gun]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M249 light machine gun Context triple: [Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, usesEquipment, M249 light machine gun]
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A.
RPK light machine gun
The RPK light machine gun is a Soviet-designed, Kalashnikov-pattern squad automatic weapon developed as a durable, magazine-fed support firearm for infantry units.
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B.
MG4 light machine gun
The MG4 light machine gun is a modern 5.56×45mm NATO belt-fed squad automatic weapon developed by German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch for reliable, sustained infantry fire.
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C.
M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle
The M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle is a lightweight, magazine-fed 5.56×45mm weapon used by the U.S. Marine Corps as a squad-level automatic rifle and designated marksman platform.
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D.
HK21 machine gun
The HK21 machine gun is a German-designed, belt-fed general-purpose machine gun developed by Heckler & Koch and based on the G3 rifle’s roller-delayed blowback system.
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E.
M7 submachine gun
The M7 submachine gun is a compact, fully automatic firearm designed for close-quarters combat, known for its high rate of fire and use by specialized military and security personnel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: M249 light machine gun Triple: [Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, usesEquipment, M249 light machine gun]
Generated description
The M249 light machine gun is a belt-fed, gas-operated 5.56×45mm NATO squad automatic weapon widely used by the U.S. military and other armed forces for sustained automatic fire at the infantry level.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: M249 light machine gun Target entity description: The M249 light machine gun is a belt-fed, gas-operated 5.56×45mm NATO squad automatic weapon widely used by the U.S. military and other armed forces for sustained automatic fire at the infantry level.
-
A.
RPK light machine gun
The RPK light machine gun is a Soviet-designed, Kalashnikov-pattern squad automatic weapon developed as a durable, magazine-fed support firearm for infantry units.
-
B.
MG4 light machine gun
The MG4 light machine gun is a modern 5.56×45mm NATO belt-fed squad automatic weapon developed by German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch for reliable, sustained infantry fire.
-
C.
M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle
The M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle is a lightweight, magazine-fed 5.56×45mm weapon used by the U.S. Marine Corps as a squad-level automatic rifle and designated marksman platform.
-
D.
HK21 machine gun
The HK21 machine gun is a German-designed, belt-fed general-purpose machine gun developed by Heckler & Koch and based on the G3 rifle’s roller-delayed blowback system.
-
E.
M7 submachine gun
The M7 submachine gun is a compact, fully automatic firearm designed for close-quarters combat, known for its high rate of fire and use by specialized military and security personnel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d81c639e808190a0e4b4f3d31c6a59 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de2ea10dc88190b9720919a021e570 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 12:10 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fbac9231888190ad8cb460db73bdb4 |
completed | May 6, 2026, 9:03 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fbaf8dc2088190bd69f760ff15c03d |
completed | May 6, 2026, 9:15 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fbb01071408190a85e5e9be0150593 |
completed | May 6, 2026, 9:18 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:18 p.m.