Light Armored Vehicle-25
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The Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) is an eight-wheeled, amphibious armored reconnaissance vehicle used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps, armed with a 25 mm chain gun and designed for high mobility and rapid deployment.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| LAV-25 | 6 |
| LAV-25 family | 3 |
| LAV-25 armored vehicle | 2 |
| Light Armored Vehicle-25 canonical | 2 |
| ASLAV armoured vehicle | 1 |
| LAV-25 series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T630664 — 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.
Target entity: Light Armored Vehicle-25 Context triple: [1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, equipmentUsed, Light Armored Vehicle-25]
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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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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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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.
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Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle
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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E.
VBCI infantry fighting vehicle
The VBCI infantry fighting vehicle is a modern French 8×8 wheeled armored combat vehicle designed to transport and protect infantry while providing substantial firepower and mobility on the battlefield.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Light Armored Vehicle-25 Target entity description: The Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) is an eight-wheeled, amphibious armored reconnaissance vehicle used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps, armed with a 25 mm chain gun and designed for high mobility and rapid deployment.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle
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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E.
VBCI infantry fighting vehicle
The VBCI infantry fighting vehicle is a modern French 8×8 wheeled armored combat vehicle designed to transport and protect infantry while providing substantial firepower and mobility on the battlefield.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amphibious vehicle
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armored reconnaissance vehicle ⓘ military vehicle ⓘ wheeled armored fighting vehicle ⓘ |
| amphibious | true ⓘ |
| armamentPrimary | M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary |
7.62 mm M240 machine gun
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7.62 mm coaxial machine gun ⓘ 7.62 mm pintle-mounted machine gun ⓘ |
| armorType | welded steel armor ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Piranha V armored personnel carrier
ⓘ
surface form:
MOWAG Piranha
|
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| designedFor | rapid deployment ⓘ |
| driveType | all-wheel drive ⓘ |
| engineType | diesel engine ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1983 ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
LAV-AD
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LAV-AT ⓘ LAV-C2 ⓘ LAV-L ⓘ LAV-M ⓘ LAV-R ⓘ |
| inService | true ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
General Dynamics
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surface form:
General Dynamics Land Systems
General Motors ⓘ
surface form:
General Motors Diesel Division
|
| mobility | high ⓘ |
| numberOfWheels | 8 ⓘ |
| operatorType | military ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | 6 ⓘ |
| primaryRole | reconnaissance ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | infantry support ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| suspension | independent suspension ⓘ |
| turret | two-man turret ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Chile
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Colombia ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| usedFor |
armored reconnaissance
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economy-of-force missions ⓘ screening operations ⓘ security missions ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
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Iraq War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
|
| wheelConfiguration | 8×8 ⓘ |
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Subject: Light Armored Vehicle-25 Description of subject: The Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) is an eight-wheeled, amphibious armored reconnaissance vehicle used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps, armed with a 25 mm chain gun and designed for high mobility and rapid deployment.
Referenced by (15)
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