R-17
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R-17 is the Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missile better known in the West by its NATO reporting name "Scud-B."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R-17 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T660142 — 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: R-17 Context triple: [Scud missile, SovietDesignation, R-17]
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A.
R-11
R-11 is a Soviet short-range tactical ballistic missile that formed the basis for the later Scud missile family.
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B.
R11
R11 is the internal station code used by the New York City Subway for the Grand Central–42nd Street complex in Midtown Manhattan.
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C.
R-1 rocket
The R-1 rocket was an early Soviet ballistic missile and research rocket developed after World War II as a near-copy of Germany’s V-2, serving as a foundation for later Soviet rocketry.
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D.
RGM-109 Tomahawk
The RGM-109 Tomahawk is a long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile primarily used by the U.S. Navy for precision land-attack missions launched from ships and submarines.
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E.
Rif
Rif, also known as Rabbi Isaac Alfasi, was an 11th-century Talmudic scholar whose halachic digest of the Talmud became a foundational legal work that strongly shaped later Jewish law codes.
- 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: R-17 Target entity description: R-17 is the Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missile better known in the West by its NATO reporting name "Scud-B."
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A.
R-11
R-11 is a Soviet short-range tactical ballistic missile that formed the basis for the later Scud missile family.
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B.
R11
R11 is the internal station code used by the New York City Subway for the Grand Central–42nd Street complex in Midtown Manhattan.
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C.
R-1 rocket
The R-1 rocket was an early Soviet ballistic missile and research rocket developed after World War II as a near-copy of Germany’s V-2, serving as a foundation for later Soviet rocketry.
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D.
RGM-109 Tomahawk
The RGM-109 Tomahawk is a long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile primarily used by the U.S. Navy for precision land-attack missions launched from ships and submarines.
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E.
Rif
Rif, also known as Rabbi Isaac Alfasi, was an 11th-century Talmudic scholar whose halachic digest of the Talmud became a foundational legal work that strongly shaped later Jewish law codes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
short-range ballistic missile
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tactical ballistic missile ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deploymentMode |
road-mobile
ⓘ
transporter-erector-launcher-based ⓘ |
| designer | Soviet design bureaus ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 0.88 m ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
Egypt
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ Libya ⓘ North Korea ⓘ Syria ⓘ Yemen ⓘ |
| famousFor |
being known in the West as Scud-B
ⓘ
extensive use by Iraq during the Gulf War ⓘ |
| fuel | kerosene-based fuel ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | inertial guidance ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | MAZ-543 transporter-erector-launcher ⓘ |
| launchWeight | approximately 5,900 kg ⓘ |
| length | approximately 11.2 m ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName |
Scud missiles
ⓘ
surface form:
Scud-B
|
| notableFeature |
basis for many foreign derivatives and copies
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widely exported outside the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | largely obsolete ⓘ |
| operationalUse | theater-level strike missions ⓘ |
| oxidizer | inhibited red fuming nitric acid ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Scud missiles
ⓘ
surface form:
Scud missile family
|
| predecessor | R-11 ⓘ |
| propellantType | liquid fuel ⓘ |
| range | approximately 300 km ⓘ |
| role |
battlefield support
ⓘ
strategic harassment of rear-area targets ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1960s ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Egyptian Armed Forces
ⓘ
Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ
surface form:
Iranian Armed Forces
Iraqi Army ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi Armed Forces
Libyan Army ⓘ
surface form:
Libyan Armed Forces
Korean People's Army ⓘ
surface form:
North Korean Armed Forces
Soviet armed forces ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Armed Forces
Syrian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
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Iran–Iraq War ⓘ Yom Kippur War ⓘ |
| warheadType |
chemical warhead (capable)
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high-explosive warhead ⓘ nuclear warhead (capable) ⓘ |
| warheadWeight | approximately 985 kg ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: R-17 Description of subject: R-17 is the Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missile better known in the West by its NATO reporting name "Scud-B."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Scud missile