Triple

T4312674
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject South African Army E94108 entity
Predicate notableEquipment P3488 FINISHED
Object G6 howitzer
The G6 howitzer is a South African self-propelled 155 mm artillery system known for its long-range firepower, mobility, and armored protection.
E430074 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: G6 howitzer | Statement: [South African Army, notableEquipment, G6 howitzer]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: G6 howitzer
Context triple: [South African Army, notableEquipment, G6 howitzer]
  • A. M114 155 mm howitzer
    The M114 155 mm howitzer is a towed medium artillery piece used extensively by the United States and allied forces from World War II through the Cold War.
  • B. M198 howitzer
    The M198 howitzer is a towed 155 mm medium artillery piece used by the U.S. military and allied forces for long-range indirect fire support.
  • C. L11 155 mm howitzer
    The L11 155 mm howitzer is a British-designed towed artillery piece known for its long-range fire support capabilities and use by several NATO-aligned armed forces during the Cold War era.
  • D. Wespe self-propelled howitzer
    The Wespe self-propelled howitzer was a German World War II artillery vehicle that mounted a 105 mm howitzer on a modified light tank chassis to provide mobile fire support for armored units.
  • E. K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer
    The K9 Thunder is a South Korean–developed 155 mm self-propelled howitzer known for its high mobility, rapid rate of fire, and widespread adoption by several modern armies.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: G6 howitzer
Triple: [South African Army, notableEquipment, G6 howitzer]
Generated description
The G6 howitzer is a South African self-propelled 155 mm artillery system known for its long-range firepower, mobility, and armored protection.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: G6 howitzer
Target entity description: The G6 howitzer is a South African self-propelled 155 mm artillery system known for its long-range firepower, mobility, and armored protection.
  • A. M114 155 mm howitzer
    The M114 155 mm howitzer is a towed medium artillery piece used extensively by the United States and allied forces from World War II through the Cold War.
  • B. M198 howitzer
    The M198 howitzer is a towed 155 mm medium artillery piece used by the U.S. military and allied forces for long-range indirect fire support.
  • C. L11 155 mm howitzer
    The L11 155 mm howitzer is a British-designed towed artillery piece known for its long-range fire support capabilities and use by several NATO-aligned armed forces during the Cold War era.
  • D. Wespe self-propelled howitzer
    The Wespe self-propelled howitzer was a German World War II artillery vehicle that mounted a 105 mm howitzer on a modified light tank chassis to provide mobile fire support for armored units.
  • E. K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer
    The K9 Thunder is a South Korean–developed 155 mm self-propelled howitzer known for its high mobility, rapid rate of fire, and widespread adoption by several modern armies.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69b3451886588190a3dd1305ea7c58dc completed March 12, 2026, 10:58 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b350d8bff88190bcf7dd419d5f4312 completed March 12, 2026, 11:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5c75cd5c481908f76c510fec678f9 completed March 14, 2026, 8:38 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5c8dc06c48190acc7e6ef33cfa80c completed March 14, 2026, 8:45 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5c993a9388190a52e573b013dbe29 completed March 14, 2026, 8:48 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:11 p.m.