40M Turán medium tank
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The 40M Turán medium tank was a World War II-era Hungarian-designed armored fighting vehicle used primarily by the Royal Hungarian Army on the Eastern Front.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 40M Turán medium tank canonical | 1 |
| 41M Turán II medium tank | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9534479 — 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: 40M Turán medium tank Context triple: [Hungarian Army units, usedEquipment, 40M Turán medium tank]
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A.
TAM medium tank
The TAM medium tank is an Argentine-designed and -produced main battle tank developed in the 1970s to provide the country with a modern, mobile armored fighting vehicle suited to its terrain and military needs.
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B.
38M Toldi light tank
The 38M Toldi light tank was a Hungarian-designed World War II-era reconnaissance and light combat vehicle used primarily by Hungary’s armored forces on the Eastern Front.
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C.
M15/42 medium tank
The M15/42 medium tank was an Italian World War II armored fighting vehicle, developed as an improved and more powerful evolution of earlier Italian medium tank designs.
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D.
M13/40 medium tank
The M13/40 medium tank was a World War II Italian armored fighting vehicle used extensively in North Africa, known for its relatively light armor and armament compared to contemporary Allied and German tanks.
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E.
T-44 medium tank
The T-44 medium tank was a late-World War II Soviet armored fighting vehicle that improved upon the T-34’s design with better armor, a lower profile, and enhanced mobility, serving as a key step toward the later T-54/55 series.
- 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: 40M Turán medium tank Target entity description: The 40M Turán medium tank was a World War II-era Hungarian-designed armored fighting vehicle used primarily by the Royal Hungarian Army on the Eastern Front.
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A.
TAM medium tank
The TAM medium tank is an Argentine-designed and -produced main battle tank developed in the 1970s to provide the country with a modern, mobile armored fighting vehicle suited to its terrain and military needs.
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B.
38M Toldi light tank
The 38M Toldi light tank was a Hungarian-designed World War II-era reconnaissance and light combat vehicle used primarily by Hungary’s armored forces on the Eastern Front.
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C.
M15/42 medium tank
The M15/42 medium tank was an Italian World War II armored fighting vehicle, developed as an improved and more powerful evolution of earlier Italian medium tank designs.
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D.
M13/40 medium tank
The M13/40 medium tank was a World War II Italian armored fighting vehicle used extensively in North Africa, known for its relatively light armor and armament compared to contemporary Allied and German tanks.
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E.
T-44 medium tank
The T-44 medium tank was a late-World War II Soviet armored fighting vehicle that improved upon the T-34’s design with better armor, a lower profile, and enhanced mobility, serving as a key step toward the later T-54/55 series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armored fighting vehicle
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medium tank ⓘ |
| armorThicknessMax | 50 mm ⓘ |
| armorThicknessMin | 13 mm ⓘ |
| basedOn | Škoda T-21 tank prototype NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Hungarian World War II tanks
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medium tanks of World War II ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crew | 5 ⓘ |
| designedIn | 1940 ⓘ |
| designer | Weiss Manfréd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engine | Manfréd Weiss V-8 gasoline engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enginePower | 260 hp ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| height | 2.39 m ⓘ |
| hullLayout | front-mounted transmission ⓘ |
| introducedAs | 40M Turán I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 5.55 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
MÁVAG
NERFINISHED
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Weiss Manfréd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 47 km/h ⓘ |
| notableWeakness |
insufficient armor against late-war anti-tank weapons
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underpowered main gun against Soviet medium and heavy tanks ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | approximately 285 ⓘ |
| operationalRange | 165 km ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Hungarian Army 1st Armored Division
NERFINISHED
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Royal Hungarian Army 2nd Armored Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerToWeightRatio | about 14.4 hp/tonne ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | 40 mm 41M gun ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1944 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1941 ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 8 mm 34/40M Gebauer machine gun ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1945 ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1942 ⓘ |
| successor |
41M Turán II
NERFINISHED
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43M Turán III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspension | leaf spring bogies ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Front ⓘ |
| trackType | steel tracks ⓘ |
| turretType | single turret ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Hungarian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
defense of Hungary
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operations against the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| weight | 18 tonnes ⓘ |
| width | 2.44 m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 40M Turán medium tank Description of subject: The 40M Turán medium tank was a World War II-era Hungarian-designed armored fighting vehicle used primarily by the Royal Hungarian Army on the Eastern Front.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
41M Turán II medium tank