Marine Corps artillery units
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Marine Corps artillery units are specialized military formations within the United States Marine Corps responsible for providing indirect fire support and long-range bombardment in combat operations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marine Corps artillery units canonical | 1 |
| United States Marine Corps artillery | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10779109 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marine Corps artillery units Context triple: [Honorable Order of Saint Barbara, scope, Marine Corps artillery units]
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A.
Marine Corps Artillery Detachment
The Marine Corps Artillery Detachment is a U.S. Marine Corps unit responsible for artillery training and support, based at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
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B.
Artillery Command
Artillery Command is a principal branch-level formation of the Spanish Army responsible for organizing, training, and overseeing its artillery forces and fire-support capabilities.
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Field Artillery Branch
The Field Artillery Branch is the component of the U.S. Army responsible for providing indirect fire support using cannons, rockets, and missiles to assist ground combat operations.
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United States Coast Artillery Corps
The United States Coast Artillery Corps was a branch of the U.S. Army responsible for coastal, harbor, and anti-aircraft defense, particularly prominent from the late 19th century through World War II.
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E.
Division Artillery
Division Artillery is the artillery command element of a U.S. Army division, responsible for coordinating and delivering fire support for the division’s combat operations.
- 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: Marine Corps artillery units Target entity description: Marine Corps artillery units are specialized military formations within the United States Marine Corps responsible for providing indirect fire support and long-range bombardment in combat operations.
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A.
Marine Corps Artillery Detachment
The Marine Corps Artillery Detachment is a U.S. Marine Corps unit responsible for artillery training and support, based at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
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B.
Artillery Command
Artillery Command is a principal branch-level formation of the Spanish Army responsible for organizing, training, and overseeing its artillery forces and fire-support capabilities.
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C.
Field Artillery Branch
The Field Artillery Branch is the component of the U.S. Army responsible for providing indirect fire support using cannons, rockets, and missiles to assist ground combat operations.
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D.
United States Coast Artillery Corps
The United States Coast Artillery Corps was a branch of the U.S. Army responsible for coastal, harbor, and anti-aircraft defense, particularly prominent from the late 19th century through World War II.
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Division Artillery
Division Artillery is the artillery command element of a U.S. Army division, responsible for coordinating and delivering fire support for the division’s combat operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artillery formation
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military unit type ⓘ |
| capability |
close support fires
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counter-battery fire ⓘ deep fires ⓘ interdiction fires ⓘ suppression of enemy air defenses ⓘ |
| componentOf | Ground Combat Element NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| doctrine | Marine Air-Ground Task Force doctrine ⓘ |
| employsPersonnelType |
artillery officers
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field artillery cannoneers ⓘ fire direction control Marines ⓘ fire support Marines ⓘ forward observers ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
Korean War
NERFINISHED
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Operation Desert Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Enduring Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Iraqi Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesUnitType |
artillery battalion
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artillery battery ⓘ artillery regiment ⓘ fire direction center ⓘ forward observer team ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| mission |
to destroy, neutralize, or suppress enemy targets by cannon and rocket fire
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to provide timely and accurate fire support to maneuver forces ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
indirect fire support
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long-range bombardment ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Marine Expeditionary Forces
NERFINISHED
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Marine divisions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
Marine air-ground task forces
NERFINISHED
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Marine armored units ⓘ Marine infantry units ⓘ |
| tactics |
counterfire operations
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indirect fire ⓘ observed fire ⓘ planned fires ⓘ |
| trainingLocation |
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms
NERFINISHED
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Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune NERFINISHED ⓘ Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalEchelon |
battalion
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battery ⓘ regiment ⓘ |
| usesAmmunitionType |
155mm artillery shells
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precision-guided munitions ⓘ rocket artillery munitions ⓘ |
| usesWeaponSystem |
M142 HIMARS
NERFINISHED
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M327 120mm Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) NERFINISHED ⓘ M777A2 155mm howitzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marine Corps artillery units Description of subject: Marine Corps artillery units are specialized military formations within the United States Marine Corps responsible for providing indirect fire support and long-range bombardment in combat operations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United States Marine Corps artillery