M 1 (MSBS)
| M 1 (MSBS) | |
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| General Information | |
| Type | medium-range ballistic missile |
| Country of origin |
 France
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| Manufacturer | SEREB |
| Working time | 1971-1972 |
| Technical specifications | |
| length | 10.40 m |
| diameter | 1.5 m |
| Combat weight | 18000 kg |
| Drive First stage Second stage |
Solid rocket at 440 kN starting thrust Solid rocket motor |
| Range | 2400 km |
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| Target location | Inertial navigation |
| Warhead | Nuclear at 500 kT , mass 1360 kg |
| Weapon platforms | Submarines of the Redoutable class |
| Lists on the subject | |
The M 1 were the first medium-range ballistic missiles to be stationed on submarines of the French Navy . The independent French development was based on the US UGM-27 Polaris . The first tests were carried out in 1967. The conventionally powered test submarine Gymnote was used as a test vehicle . The two-stage solid rocket rockets were put into service by the Force de frappe in 1971 as the main armament of the first French nuclear submarine Le Redoutable (S 611) (MSBS) . The missiles were armed with a nuclear warhead with a strength of 500 kT . The missiles were only used by another submarine of the Redoutable class , the Le Terrible (S 612) , and were replaced by the M 2 from 1974 .
Web links
- MSBS M1 in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
literature
- Chris Chant: Modern submarines technology-tactics-armament , Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart, 1st edition 2005, ISBN 3-7276-7150-5
