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TOS-1 Buratino (Russian: тяжёлая огнемётная система [ТОС-1], romanized: Tyazhyelaya ognemyetnaya sistema [TOS-1], Heavy Flamethrower System) is a Soviet 220 mm 30-barrel (original system, Object 634 or TOS-1M) or 24-barrel (Object 634B or TOS-1A Solntsepyok) multiple rocket launcher capable of using thermobaric warheads, mounted on a T-72 / T-90 tank chassis.
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 ...
An armoured multiple rocket launcher system, TOS-1A can launch missiles with thermobaric warheads and have deadly impact on infrastructure. ... the VDV units have been issued TOS-1A “Solntsepek ...
The XM1060 40-mm grenade is a small-arms thermobaric device, which was fielded by US forces in Afghanistan in 2002, and proved to be popular against targets in enclosed spaces, such as caves. [33] Since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the US Marine Corps has introduced a thermobaric "Novel Explosive" round for the Mk 153 SMAW rocket launcher.
Accusations that Russia may be using thermobaric weapons, also knows as vacuum bombs, in Ukraine have raised fears about the potential devastation. 'A horrible, devastating weapon': Concerns grow ...
As Russia’s assault on Ukraine continues, the U.S. has seen credible reports of deliberate use by Russia of cluster munitions and vacuum bombs. Here's what you need to know about these weapons.
300mm multiple rocket launchers 100 Smerch / 20 Tornado-S [52] Soviet Union Russia: More in production. [88] [89] [90] As of 16 July 2024, at least 2 have been lost in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. [55] 9A52-4 Tornado: 300mm multiple rocket launcher Unknown Russia: 9A52-4 is a lighter more mobile variant of the Tornado-S launcher. Uragan-1M
Loaded tubes weigh 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) and can fire thermobaric (blast yield similar to 6 kg (13 lb) of TNT, or a 122 mm artillery rocket) or fragmentation warheads. The fire control unit is the same one used on the RPO-M, weighing 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) and enabling ranges of 25–650 m with the baseline day sight; night and thermal systems are also ...