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toan
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Personally, I’d be interested in pictures of Hades and *reliable* weights and performance figures of the M51 (and how exactly it differs from the earlier, more powerful, M5) 🙂

1. Weight:
M5: 48 tonnes.
M51: 52 to 56 tonnes.

2. Warheads:
M5: 10 to 12 MIRVs.
M51.1: 6 TN75 100 to 110kts MIRVs + penetration aids (2010~2015).
M51.2: 6 TNO MIRVs + penetration aids (post-2015).

3. Range:

M5: 10,000 to 12,000 km (Another kind of declaration: from 6,000 km with 12 warheads to 14,000 km with 1 to 2 warhead(s).)

M51: from “More than 8,000 km” to “Near 10,000 km” according to different news and reports.

4. CEP:

Better than M45 SLBM, whose CEP has been declared to be 350 m.