Soviet Nuclear Weapons - Torpedoes Warhead Yield Data 53–58 >10kt T53-T58 (T-5) nuclear armed heavy torpedoes, TDS-9 warhead. L:792cm W:223cm mass:2tons speed:40 knots. Tested 21/09/1955 65–73 20kt T65–T73 nuclear armed heavy torpedoes VA-111 150kt VA-111 Shkval supercavitating rocket-propelled torpedoes. Gas produced by the nose and the motor reduce hydrodynamic drag, capable of 370 km/h - Bombs Warhead Yield Data RDS-1 22kt Tested 29/08/1949 as 'First Light' (Joe 1). Total of 5 stockpiled RDS-2 38kt Tested 24/09/1951 as 'Second Light', delayed by development of the RDS-1 RDS-3 42kt First Soviet airdrop tested on 18/10/1951. First mass-produced Soviet bomb RDS-3I 62kt Tested 24/10/1954. An improved RDS-3 with external neutron generator RDS-4 42kt 'Tatyana' was smaller and lighter than previous Soviet Bombs RDS-5 >9.2kt Two mods: One used 2kg Pu-239 yield 9.2kt, the second 0.8kg yield 1.6kt RDS-6 400kt 'Sloika' or 'layer cake' design, 20% of its yield from fusion. Tested 12/08/1953 RDS-7 500kt Backup for the RDS-6, all fission bomb comparable to the US Mk-18 RDS-27 250kt Boosted fission bomb tested 6/11/1955 RDS-37 3Mt First Soviet two-stage hydrogen bomb, tested 22/11/1955 RDS-220 50Mt Tsar Bomba three stage bomb, initially design yield 100Mt, reduced to 50Mt for testing 30/10/1961 - Warheads Warhead Yield Data RDS-9 40kt R-5M MRBM (SS-3) RDS-37 3Mt R-7 Semyorka / SS-6 Sapwood ICBM RDS-46 5Mt R-7A Semyorka / SS-6 Sapwood ICBM 8F17 3Mt Warhead for R-16 / SS-7 Saddler ICBM 8F115/6 5-6Mt Warhead for R-16 / SS-7 Saddler ICBM 15F42 1.2Mt Warhead for UR-100 / SS-11 Mod 3 Sego ICBM 15F1r >1.65Mt Warhead for RT-2 / SS-13 Mod 2 Savage ICBM 8F675 20Mt Warhead for R-36M2 / SS-18 Satan ICBM 8F021 2-5Mt Warhead for R-36MP / SS-18 Satan ICBM