M4 (missile)
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M4 SLBM | |
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Type | SLBM |
Service history | |
In service | 1985 |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | EADS SPACE Transportation |
Specifications | |
Mass | 36,000 kg (79,000 lb) |
Length | 11.5 m (38 ft) |
Diameter | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Warhead | 6 × TN 71 MIRV, with penetration aids |
Blast yield | 6 × 150 kt (630 TJ) |
Engine | Three stage Solid-fuel rocket |
Operational range | 5,000 km (3,100 mi) |
Guidance system | Inertial |
Launch platform | Redoutable-class submarines |
The M4 was a French submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) deployed on the nuclear Redoutable-class submarines (except the Redoutable herself, which was not refitted).[1]
They entered service on 1 May 1985. They were the first French MIRV-capable nuclear missiles, with six 150 kilotonne warheads.[1]
They were replaced by the improved M45 SLBM missile which was in service aboard the Triomphant-class submarine.[1]
Operators
References
- ^ a b c "M-4 / M-45 - France Nuclear Forces". Federation of American Scientists. 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
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