Carl Gustaf M3
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The Carl Gustaf M3 is a lightweight, man-portable, shoulder-fired anti-tank and multi-purpose weapon system widely used by military forces around the world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carl-Gustaf M3 | 2 |
| Carl Gustaf M3 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10041871 — 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: Carl Gustaf M3 Context triple: [Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle, notableVariant, Carl Gustaf M3]
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A.
Carl-Gustaf M2
The Carl-Gustaf M2 is a widely used, man-portable, shoulder-fired anti-tank and multi-purpose recoilless rifle variant employed by numerous armed forces around the world.
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B.
Carl-Gustaf M4
The Carl-Gustaf M4 is a modern, lightweight, shoulder-fired multi-role recoilless rifle designed for infantry use against armored vehicles, fortifications, and personnel.
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C.
Finnish M39
The Finnish M39 is a refined, domestically improved version of the Mosin–Nagant rifle known for its enhanced accuracy, sturdier construction, and use by Finnish forces during World War II.
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D.
SVT-40 rifle
The SVT-40 rifle is a Soviet semi-automatic battle rifle widely issued during World War II, known for its advanced gas-operated design and use by the Red Army.
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E.
Stridsvagn 122
Stridsvagn 122 is a Swedish variant of the German Leopard 2 main battle tank, upgraded with enhanced armor, electronics, and survivability features for Nordic operational conditions.
- 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: Carl Gustaf M3 Target entity description: The Carl Gustaf M3 is a lightweight, man-portable, shoulder-fired anti-tank and multi-purpose weapon system widely used by military forces around the world.
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A.
Carl-Gustaf M2
The Carl-Gustaf M2 is a widely used, man-portable, shoulder-fired anti-tank and multi-purpose recoilless rifle variant employed by numerous armed forces around the world.
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B.
Carl-Gustaf M4
The Carl-Gustaf M4 is a modern, lightweight, shoulder-fired multi-role recoilless rifle designed for infantry use against armored vehicles, fortifications, and personnel.
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C.
Finnish M39
The Finnish M39 is a refined, domestically improved version of the Mosin–Nagant rifle known for its enhanced accuracy, sturdier construction, and use by Finnish forces during World War II.
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D.
SVT-40 rifle
The SVT-40 rifle is a Soviet semi-automatic battle rifle widely issued during World War II, known for its advanced gas-operated design and use by the Red Army.
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E.
Stridsvagn 122
Stridsvagn 122 is a Swedish variant of the German Leopard 2 main battle tank, upgraded with enhanced armor, electronics, and survivability features for Nordic operational conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-tank weapon
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infantry support weapon ⓘ recoilless rifle ⓘ |
| antiArmorEffectiveRange | approximately 500 meters ⓘ |
| caliber | 84 mm ⓘ |
| compatibleAmmunitionType |
anti-structure round
ⓘ
high-explosive anti-tank round ⓘ high-explosive round ⓘ illumination round ⓘ practice round ⓘ smoke round ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| crewRoles |
assistant gunner
ⓘ
gunner ⓘ |
| designedAs |
man-portable anti-armor weapon
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multi-purpose weapon system ⓘ |
| effectiveRange | up to about 700 meters with some ammunition types ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1990s ⓘ |
| feature |
lightweight construction compared to earlier models
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multi-role ammunition capability ⓘ shoulder-fired operation ⓘ |
| firingMode | single-shot ⓘ |
| isReusable | true ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1 meter ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Saab Bofors Dynamics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialImprovementOver | Carl Gustaf M2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operation | recoilless ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Carl Gustaf M2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | anti-tank ⓘ |
| secondaryRole |
anti-personnel
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anti-structure ⓘ bunker-busting ⓘ |
| sightingSystem |
iron sights
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night vision sight (optional) ⓘ optical sight ⓘ |
| successor | Carl Gustaf M4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Australian Army
NERFINISHED
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British Army ⓘ Canadian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ airborne troops ⓘ infantry units ⓘ many NATO member states ⓘ special operations forces ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Afghanistan War (2001–2021)
NERFINISHED
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Iraq War (2003–2011) NERFINISHED ⓘ various peacekeeping and counterinsurgency operations ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 10 kilograms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carl Gustaf M3 Description of subject: The Carl Gustaf M3 is a lightweight, man-portable, shoulder-fired anti-tank and multi-purpose weapon system widely used by military forces around the world.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Carl-Gustaf M3
this entity surface form:
Carl-Gustaf M3