FV105 Sultan
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The FV105 Sultan is a British tracked armored command vehicle based on the CVR(T) light tank family, designed to provide battlefield command and control capabilities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FV105 Sultan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4737248 — 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: FV105 Sultan Context triple: [FV101 Scorpion, familyVariant, FV105 Sultan]
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A.
FV432 armoured personnel carrier
The FV432 armoured personnel carrier is a British tracked military vehicle widely used by the British Army for transporting infantry under armour from the 1960s onward.
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B.
Mamba armoured personnel carrier
The Mamba armoured personnel carrier is a South African-designed mine-resistant, lightly armoured vehicle widely used for troop transport and peacekeeping operations.
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C.
Ratel infantry fighting vehicle
The Ratel infantry fighting vehicle is a South African-designed, wheeled, armored combat vehicle known for its mobility, firepower, and extensive use in regional conflicts during the late 20th century.
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D.
H-36 Caracal
The H-36 Caracal is a medium-sized, multi-role military helicopter used by Brazil for missions such as search and rescue, transport, and special operations.
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E.
K200 armored personnel carrier
The K200 armored personnel carrier is a South Korean–designed tracked infantry fighting vehicle used to transport and support troops on the battlefield.
- 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: FV105 Sultan Target entity description: The FV105 Sultan is a British tracked armored command vehicle based on the CVR(T) light tank family, designed to provide battlefield command and control capabilities.
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A.
FV432 armoured personnel carrier
The FV432 armoured personnel carrier is a British tracked military vehicle widely used by the British Army for transporting infantry under armour from the 1960s onward.
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B.
Mamba armoured personnel carrier
The Mamba armoured personnel carrier is a South African-designed mine-resistant, lightly armoured vehicle widely used for troop transport and peacekeeping operations.
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C.
Ratel infantry fighting vehicle
The Ratel infantry fighting vehicle is a South African-designed, wheeled, armored combat vehicle known for its mobility, firepower, and extensive use in regional conflicts during the late 20th century.
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D.
H-36 Caracal
The H-36 Caracal is a medium-sized, multi-role military helicopter used by Brazil for missions such as search and rescue, transport, and special operations.
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E.
K200 armored personnel carrier
The K200 armored personnel carrier is a South Korean–designed tracked infantry fighting vehicle used to transport and support troops on the battlefield.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armoured command vehicle
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military vehicle ⓘ tracked armoured vehicle ⓘ |
| armament |
7.62 mm machine gun (optional)
ⓘ
smoke grenade dischargers ⓘ |
| armourType |
aluminium armour
ⓘ
light armour ⓘ |
| basedOn | CVR(T) chassis ⓘ |
| combatWeight | approximately 8.7 tonnes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 5 ⓘ |
| crewRole |
commander
ⓘ
driver ⓘ radio operator ⓘ signaller ⓘ staff officer ⓘ |
| designedFor |
command group mobility
ⓘ
tactical headquarters ⓘ |
| developedFrom | CVR(T) family requirement for specialist variants ⓘ |
| driveLayout | tracked ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | 6-cylinder ⓘ |
| engineType | Jaguar J60 petrol engine ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1970s ⓘ |
| hasCommunicationSystem | military radio sets ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
auxiliary power unit
ⓘ
command post equipment ⓘ external stowage bins ⓘ map boards ⓘ radio racks ⓘ raised roof superstructure ⓘ |
| height | approximately 2.6 m ⓘ |
| length | approximately 5.1 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Alvis Vehicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 80 km/h on road ⓘ |
| partOfFamily | Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | battlefield command and control ⓘ |
| range | about 480 km on road ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
FV101 Scorpion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FV102 Striker NERFINISHED ⓘ FV103 Spartan NERFINISHED ⓘ FV104 Samaritan ⓘ FV107 Scimitar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspensionType | torsion bar suspension ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Belgian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Army ⓘ Jordanian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Omani Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Netherlands Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vehicleType | command and control vehicle ⓘ |
| width | approximately 2.2 m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: FV105 Sultan Description of subject: The FV105 Sultan is a British tracked armored command vehicle based on the CVR(T) light tank family, designed to provide battlefield command and control capabilities.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.