PPS-43
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The PPS-43 is a compact Soviet World War II submachine gun known for its simplified, cost-effective design and widespread use by infantry and armored vehicle crews.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PPS-43 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4139844 — 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: PPS-43 Context triple: [PPSh-41, successor, PPS-43]
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A.
PPS
PPS is the commonly used abbreviation for Parliamentary Private Secretaries, who are junior MPs acting as unpaid assistants and political aides to government ministers in the UK.
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B.
BB-43
BB-43 is the hull classification symbol for USS Tennessee, a Tennessee-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently during World War II.
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C.
JPSS-4
JPSS-4 is a planned U.S. polar-orbiting weather and environmental monitoring satellite in the Joint Polar Satellite System constellation, designed to provide critical data for weather forecasting and climate research.
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D.
MP 44
MP 44 is a German World War II-era assault rifle, better known as the Sturmgewehr 44, widely regarded as one of the first modern assault rifles.
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E.
BB-47
BB-47 was the hull number assigned to the canceled South Dakota–class battleship USS Washington, a U.S. Navy capital ship scrapped under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty before completion.
- 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: PPS-43 Target entity description: The PPS-43 is a compact Soviet World War II submachine gun known for its simplified, cost-effective design and widespread use by infantry and armored vehicle crews.
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A.
PPS
PPS is the commonly used abbreviation for Parliamentary Private Secretaries, who are junior MPs acting as unpaid assistants and political aides to government ministers in the UK.
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B.
BB-43
BB-43 is the hull classification symbol for USS Tennessee, a Tennessee-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently during World War II.
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C.
JPSS-4
JPSS-4 is a planned U.S. polar-orbiting weather and environmental monitoring satellite in the Joint Polar Satellite System constellation, designed to provide critical data for weather forecasting and climate research.
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D.
MP 44
MP 44 is a German World War II-era assault rifle, better known as the Sturmgewehr 44, widely regarded as one of the first modern assault rifles.
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E.
BB-47
BB-47 was the hull number assigned to the canceled South Dakota–class battleship USS Washington, a U.S. Navy capital ship scrapped under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty before completion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
firearm
ⓘ
submachine gun ⓘ |
| action | blowback ⓘ |
| barrelLength | about 251 mm ⓘ |
| cartridge | 7.62×25mm Tokarev ⓘ |
| category | Soviet submachine guns ⓘ |
| complemented |
PPSh-41 submachine gun
ⓘ
surface form:
PPSh-41
|
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designedFor |
close-quarters combat
ⓘ
cost-effective wartime production ⓘ |
| designer | Alexei Sudayev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | World War II small arms ⓘ |
| feature |
folding metal stock
ⓘ
open-bolt operation ⓘ simplified design for mass production ⓘ |
| feedSystem | 35-round detachable box magazine ⓘ |
| firingMode | select-fire ⓘ |
| inService | 1943 ⓘ |
| licenseProducedAs |
L-35/58 (Finland)
ⓘ
M/44 (Poland) ⓘ Type 43 (China) ⓘ |
| massProductionStart | 1943 ⓘ |
| material | stamped steel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
compact size
ⓘ
low production cost ⓘ reliability in harsh conditions ⓘ |
| overallLength |
about 615 mm stock folded
ⓘ
about 831 mm stock extended ⓘ |
| predecessor | PPS-42 ⓘ |
| rateOfFire | about 600 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| replaced | PPD-40 ⓘ |
| safety | manual safety lever ⓘ |
| sight |
fixed front sight
ⓘ
flip rear sight ⓘ |
| stockType | side-folding metal stock ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Finland
ⓘ
North Korea ⓘ China ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
Red Army ⓘ Soviet infantry ⓘ Soviet naval infantry ⓘ Soviet reconnaissance units ⓘ Eastern Bloc ⓘ
surface form:
Warsaw Pact states
armored vehicle crews ⓘ tank crews ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| weight | about 3.0 kg unloaded ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: PPS-43 Description of subject: The PPS-43 is a compact Soviet World War II submachine gun known for its simplified, cost-effective design and widespread use by infantry and armored vehicle crews.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
PPSh-41