Engineering:TOS-2

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Short description: Russian multiple thermobaric rocket launcher
TOS-2
TOS-2 on Ural-63706 Army-2022 2022-08-20 2300.jpg
TOS-2 during the "Armiya 2022" exhibition
TypeMultiple rocket launcher
Place of originRussia
Service history
In service2021–present
Used byRussia
Wars2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[1]
Production history
DesignerNPO Splav
Designed2016
Produced2021
VariantsTOS-2
Specifications
Shell18 MLRS
Calibre220 mm (8.7 in)

The TOS-2 (Tosochka) (Russian: тяжёлая огнемётная система [ТОС-2], romanized: Tyazhyelaya ognemyotnaya sistema [TOS-2], Heavy Flamethrower System) is a Russian multiple rocket launcher capable of using thermobaric warheads, mounted on a 3-axle truck chassis. TOS-2 was designed to attack enemy fortified positions and lightly armoured vehicles and transports, in open terrain in particular.

History

Full side view of the TOS-2

On 12 January 2018, it was announced that NPO Splav was working on a prototype of a next generation TOS-1 system for preliminary tests. The system with improved tactical and technical characteristics will be made on a wheeled chassis.[2]

The new TOS-2 (Tosochka) system was first unveiled during the 2020 Moscow Victory Day Parade,[3] and further showcased during the Kavkaz-2020 drills in September 2020. It is equipped with a more powerful TBS-M3 rocket and its own crane. It has also an increased range and is protected from precision weapons.[4][5] The system uses the 6x6 Ural-63706-0120 all-terrain vehicle instead of the tracked armored chassis of the TOS-1A.[3]

The TOS-2 entered service with the Central Military District on 6 January 2021.[6]

In late May 2022, TASS reported that the system was deployed in Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3] In October 2023, the TOS-2 system was sighted in the area surrounding Kreminna, Luhansk Oblast.[7]

Munitions

Side view of the TOS-2 with closeup of small 3-link crane attachment
Rear view of the TOS-2
  • The MO.1.01.04 (Russian: неуправляемый реактивный снаряд) are 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) long and weigh 173 kg (381 lb).[8] The original rocket for the TOS-1A had a range of only 2,700 m (8,900 ft). Modernized systems with active protection, new engine and launchers and other improvements were delivered in early 2018.[9][10]
  • The MO.1.01.04M rocket is 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) long and weighs 217 kg (478 lb).[11] This version extends the range to 6,000 m (20,000 ft). The system was modernized in 2016.[12]
  • The M0.1.01.04M2 rocket was upgraded in March 2020 to a heavier thermobaric warhead and better 10km range, to operate outside the range of modern ATGMs.[11]

References

  1. ↑ https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2023/1017/093075869/detail.shtml
  2. ↑ "Опытный образец тяжелой огнеметной системы нового поколения создается в России" (in Russian). https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/4869003. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Russia deploys in Ukraine its new TOS-2 thermobaric rocket launcher system". 28 May 2022. https://www.armyrecognition.com/ukraine_-_russia_conflict_war_2022/russia_deploys_in_ukraine_its_new_tos-2_thermobaric_rocket_launcher_system.html. 
  4. ↑ "New Russian military equipment used during 'Kavkaz 2020' exercise". https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/new-russian-military-equipment-used-during-kavkaz-2020-exercise. 
  5. ↑ "Russian military use newest TOS-2 heavy flamethrower for the first time". https://tass.com/defense/1205065. 
  6. ↑ "В войска ЦВО поступили новые тяжелые огнеметные системы "Тосочка"". 6 January 2021. https://ria.ru/20210106/tosochka-1592097160.html. 
  7. ↑ @EjShahid (18 October 2023). "Росіяни демонструють перші кадри роботи ТОС-2 "Тосочка" в населеному пункті Кремінна, Луганська область. Location: Kreminna, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine 49.038123, 38.185804 @GeoConfirmed @UAControlMap Source: t.me/rian_ru/218519". https://twitter.com/EjShahid/status/1714360674699157504. 
  8. ↑ "TOS-1A Solntsepyok". WEAPONSYSTEMS.NET. https://weaponsystems.net/system/322-TOS-1A+Solntsepyok. 
  9. ↑ "ЦАМТО / Новости / На вооружение полка РХБ защиты ЗВО поступили модернизированные тяжелые огнеметные системы ТОС-1А "Солнцепек"". http://www.armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2018/0326/110045981/detail.shtml. 
  10. ↑ "ЦАМТО / Новости / В ЮВО поступили модернизированные тяжелые огнеметные системы ТОС-1А "Буратино"". http://www.armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2018/0410/142046252/detail.shtml. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "M0.1.01.04M". https://www.deagel.com/Defensive%20Weapons/M0.1.01.04M/a003355. 
  12. ↑ "Russian defense contractor puts new types of armament into production this year". http://tass.com/defense/921184. 

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