MR 41

The MR 41 is a French-built thermonuclear warhead to be launched with the M1 and M2 missiles in Redoutable class ballistic missile submarines.

It had a yield of 500 kilotons and was boosted fission warhead based on highly enriched uranium combined with deuterium and tritium.

Entering service in 1972 it was withdrawn from service by the end of 1979, being replaced by TN 60 warheads.

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French nuclear armament
Strategic missiles
  • missile M1
  • missile M2
  • missile M20
  • missile S1
  • missile S2
  • missile S3
  • missile M4
  • missile M45
  • missile M5
  • missile M51
Pre-strategic missiles
Nuclear warheads
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