LAV-AD
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The LAV-AD is an air-defense variant of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Light Armored Vehicle family, equipped with anti-aircraft guns and missile systems to engage low-flying aircraft and helicopters.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| LAV-AD canonical | 2 |
| LAV-AD air-defense vehicle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3732083 — 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: LAV-AD Context triple: [Light Armored Vehicle-25, hasVariant, LAV-AD]
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A.
LAV-R
The LAV-R is a U.S. Marine Corps light armored vehicle variant configured as a recovery and maintenance platform to support other light armored vehicles in the field.
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B.
LAV-L
The LAV-L is a light armored vehicle variant used by the U.S. Marine Corps primarily as a logistics and support platform within light armored reconnaissance units.
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C.
LAV-AT
The LAV-AT is a U.S. Marine Corps light armored vehicle variant equipped with anti-tank guided missile systems designed to engage and destroy enemy armored threats.
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D.
LAV-C2
The LAV-C2 is a command and control variant of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Light Armored Vehicle designed to provide mobile battlefield communications and coordination capabilities.
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E.
LAV-M
The LAV-M is a mortar-armed variant of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Light Armored Vehicle family, designed to provide mobile, armored indirect fire support to reconnaissance and infantry units.
- 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: LAV-AD Target entity description: The LAV-AD is an air-defense variant of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Light Armored Vehicle family, equipped with anti-aircraft guns and missile systems to engage low-flying aircraft and helicopters.
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A.
LAV-R
The LAV-R is a U.S. Marine Corps light armored vehicle variant configured as a recovery and maintenance platform to support other light armored vehicles in the field.
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B.
LAV-L
The LAV-L is a light armored vehicle variant used by the U.S. Marine Corps primarily as a logistics and support platform within light armored reconnaissance units.
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C.
LAV-AT
The LAV-AT is a U.S. Marine Corps light armored vehicle variant equipped with anti-tank guided missile systems designed to engage and destroy enemy armored threats.
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D.
LAV-C2
The LAV-C2 is a command and control variant of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Light Armored Vehicle designed to provide mobile battlefield communications and coordination capabilities.
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E.
LAV-M
The LAV-M is a mortar-armed variant of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Light Armored Vehicle family, designed to provide mobile, armored indirect fire support to reconnaissance and infantry units.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Light Armored Vehicle variant
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air defense vehicle ⓘ self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon ⓘ |
| armament |
FIM-92 Stinger missile
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surface form:
FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missiles
GAU-12 Equalizer 25 mm cannon ⓘ
surface form:
GAU-12/U 25 mm Gatling gun
Mistral surface-to-air missiles ⓘ |
| armor | light armor ⓘ |
| basedOn |
LAV-25 family
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surface form:
LAV-25
|
| category |
armored fighting vehicle
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short-range air defense system ⓘ |
| chassis | LAV-25 8x8 wheeled chassis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| crewRole |
assistant gunner
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driver ⓘ gunner ⓘ vehicle commander ⓘ |
| deployment |
expeditionary operations
ⓘ
front-line units ⓘ |
| designedBy |
General Dynamics
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surface form:
General Dynamics Land Systems
|
| designedFor | protection of ground forces from air threats ⓘ |
| designedToEngage |
helicopters
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low-flying aircraft ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ |
| driveConfiguration | 8x8 wheeled ⓘ |
| engineType | diesel engine ⓘ |
| fireControl | integrated fire control system ⓘ |
| gunCaliber | 25 mm ⓘ |
| gunMount | turret-mounted GAU-12/U cannon ⓘ |
| introducedAs | air-defense variant of LAV-25 ⓘ |
| missileLauncherConfiguration | dual four-cell missile launchers ⓘ |
| missileType | infrared-guided surface-to-air missile ⓘ |
| mobility | amphibious ⓘ |
| mobilityRole | highly mobile air defense for maneuver forces ⓘ |
| operator | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| originatingService |
USMC Light Armored Reconnaissance battalions
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surface form:
United States Marine Corps Light Armored Reconnaissance units
|
| platformFamily |
LAV-25 family
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surface form:
LAV family of armored vehicles
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| primaryRole |
low-altitude air defense
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short-range air defense ⓘ |
| propulsion | wheeled ⓘ |
| sensorSuite |
electro-optical sighting system
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search radar ⓘ tracking radar ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| turretType | specialized air defense turret ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Marine Air-Ground Task Forces
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surface form:
Marine Air-Ground Task Force air defense
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: LAV-AD Description of subject: The LAV-AD is an air-defense variant of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Light Armored Vehicle family, equipped with anti-aircraft guns and missile systems to engage low-flying aircraft and helicopters.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
GAU-12 Equalizer
this entity surface form:
LAV-AD air-defense vehicle