Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle
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The Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle is a British light tracked armored fighting vehicle designed for high-speed battlefield scouting and surveillance missions.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T149501 — 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: Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle Context triple: [Royal Armoured Corps, usesEquipment, Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle]
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A.
Jackal armoured vehicle
The Jackal armoured vehicle is a high-mobility, lightly armoured patrol and reconnaissance vehicle used by British forces, designed for speed and off-road performance in hostile environments.
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B.
CV90 infantry fighting vehicle
The CV90 infantry fighting vehicle is a modern, highly mobile, and heavily armed tracked combat vehicle developed by Sweden’s BAE Systems Hägglunds, designed to transport and support infantry on the battlefield with advanced protection and firepower.
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C.
Patria AMV armoured modular vehicle
The Patria AMV is a Finnish-designed 8×8 wheeled armored fighting vehicle known for its high modularity, protection, and mobility, widely used by several NATO and partner nations.
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D.
Warrior infantry fighting vehicle
The Warrior infantry fighting vehicle is a British tracked armored combat vehicle designed to transport and support infantry on the battlefield with enhanced protection and firepower.
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E.
Humvee
The Humvee is a rugged, high-mobility military vehicle used extensively by the U.S. armed forces and known for inspiring the civilian Hummer line.
- 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: Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle Target entity description: The Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle is a British light tracked armored fighting vehicle designed for high-speed battlefield scouting and surveillance missions.
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A.
Jackal armoured vehicle
The Jackal armoured vehicle is a high-mobility, lightly armoured patrol and reconnaissance vehicle used by British forces, designed for speed and off-road performance in hostile environments.
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B.
CV90 infantry fighting vehicle
The CV90 infantry fighting vehicle is a modern, highly mobile, and heavily armed tracked combat vehicle developed by Sweden’s BAE Systems Hägglunds, designed to transport and support infantry on the battlefield with advanced protection and firepower.
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C.
Patria AMV armoured modular vehicle
The Patria AMV is a Finnish-designed 8×8 wheeled armored fighting vehicle known for its high modularity, protection, and mobility, widely used by several NATO and partner nations.
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D.
Warrior infantry fighting vehicle
The Warrior infantry fighting vehicle is a British tracked armored combat vehicle designed to transport and support infantry on the battlefield with enhanced protection and firepower.
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E.
Humvee
The Humvee is a rugged, high-mobility military vehicle used extensively by the U.S. armed forces and known for inspiring the civilian Hummer line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armoured fighting vehicle
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reconnaissance vehicle ⓘ tracked vehicle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle
ⓘ
surface form:
FV107 Scimitar
|
| armourType | aluminium armour ⓘ |
| chassisSharedWith |
FV101 Scorpion
ⓘ
other CVR(T) variants ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| crewRole |
commander
ⓘ
driver ⓘ gunner ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Alvis Vehicles
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surface form:
Alvis
|
| designedFor |
high-speed battlefield scouting
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reconnaissance ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| engine | Jaguar J60 4.2-litre petrol engine ⓘ |
| enginePower | 190 hp ⓘ |
| fuelType | petrol ⓘ |
| height | 2.1 m ⓘ |
| introducedAs | replacement for Saladin armoured car in reconnaissance role ⓘ |
| length | 4.9 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Alvis Vehicles ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
80 km/h
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about 50 mph ⓘ |
| mobility | high ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high power-to-weight ratio
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low silhouette ⓘ |
| partOfFamily |
Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
|
| primaryArmament | 30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon ⓘ |
| range | about 450 km ⓘ |
| role | armoured reconnaissance ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament |
7.62 mm L37A1 machine gun
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7.62 mm L8A1 machine gun ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1971 ⓘ |
| successor |
Ajax family (in British Army service)
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Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Scimitar Mk 2
|
| suspension | torsion bar ⓘ |
| turretType | two-man turret ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Belgium
ⓘ
British Army ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Oman ⓘ RAF Regiment ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Air Force Regiment
|
| usedInConflict |
Falklands War
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Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
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| weight | about 8 tonnes ⓘ |
| width | 2.2 m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle Description of subject: The Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle is a British light tracked armored fighting vehicle designed for high-speed battlefield scouting and surveillance missions.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
CVR(T) Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle
this entity surface form:
Scimitar reconnaissance vehicles (historical)
Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle
→
partOfFamily
→
Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
this entity surface form:
FV107 Scimitar
Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle
→
successor
→
Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Scimitar Mk 2
this entity surface form:
Scorpion reconnaissance vehicle
this entity surface form:
Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)
this entity surface form:
CVR(T) Scorpion
this entity surface form:
FV107 Scimitar
this entity surface form:
FV107 Scimitar