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.
| TOS-2 | |
|---|---|
 TOS-2 during the "Armiya 2022" exhibition | |
| Type | Multiple rocket launcher |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2021–present |
| Used by | Russia |
| Wars | 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[1] |
| Production history | |
| Designer | NPO Splav |
| Designed | 2016 |
| Produced | 2021 |
| Variants | TOS-2 |
| Specifications | |
| Shell | 18 MLRS |
| Caliber | 220 mm (8.7 in) |
| Effective firing range | 20 km |
History
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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] It was reported in August 2024 that the range of the system has been extended, up to 20 km.[8] Supplies of a masking coating began in October 2024.[9]
Munitions
edit- The MO.1.01.04 (Russian: неуправляемый реактивный снаряд) are 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) long and weigh 173 kg (381 lb).[10] 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.[11][12]
- The MO.1.01.04M rocket is 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) long and weighs 217 kg (478 lb).[13] This version extends the range to 6,000 m (20,000 ft). The system was modernized in 2016.[14]
- 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.[13]
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Side view of the TOS-2 with closeup of small 3-link crane attachment -
Rear view of the TOS-2 -
TOS-2 system operating near Avdiivka
References
edit- ^ "ЦАМТО / / Расчет ТОС-2 «Тосочка» подразделений РХБ-защиты ЦВО поразил скопление пехоты ВСУ в укрепрайоне" [TsAMTO // TOS-2 "Tosochka" crew of the Central Military District's NBC protection units hit a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry in a fortified area]. armstrade.org.
- ^ "Опытный образец тяжелой огнеметной системы нового поколения создается в России". TASS (in Russian).
- ^ a b c "Russia deploys in Ukraine its new TOS-2 thermobaric rocket launcher system". armyrecognition.com. 28 May 2022.
- ^ "New Russian military equipment used during 'Kavkaz 2020' exercise". janes.com. October 2020.
- ^ "Russian military use newest TOS-2 heavy flamethrower for the first time". TASS.
- ^ "В войска ЦВО поступили новые тяжелые огнеметные системы "Тосочка"". 6 January 2021.
- ^ @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: https://t.me/rian_ru/218519" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 January 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Firing range of Tosochka flamethrower system extended". TASS. 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ "Ростех разработал «невидимое» покрытие для огнеметных систем «Тосочка»". Ростех (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "TOS-1A Solntsepyok". WEAPONSYSTEMS.NET. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "ЦАМТО / Новости / На вооружение полка РХБ защиты ЗВО поступили модернизированные тяжелые огнеметные системы ТОС-1А "Солнцепек"". www.armstrade.org. Archived from the original on 2018-04-01. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ "ЦАМТО / Новости / В ЮВО поступили модернизированные тяжелые огнеметные системы ТОС-1А "Буратино"". www.armstrade.org. Archived from the original on 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- ^ a b "M0.1.01.04M". deagel.com.
- ^ "Russian defense contractor puts new types of armament into production this year". TASS. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-23.