M20 SLBM

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M20 SLBM
Type	SLBM
Service history
In service	1977
Specifications
Weight	20,000 kg
Length	11.7 m
Diameter	1.5 m
Warhead	one 1.2 Mt of TNT TN 60 and TN 61, with penetration aids
Engine	2 stages solid propellant
Operational range	2,500 km
Guidance system	Inertial
Launch platform	Le Redoutable class submarine

The M20 was a French Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) deployed on the nuclear Le Redoutable class submarines. It was withdrawn from service by 1991.

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