TOS-2
{{short description|Russian multiple thermobaric rocket launcher}}
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|caption=TOS-2 during the "Armiya 2022" exhibition
|origin=Russia
| type = Multiple rocket launcher
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| service = 2021–present
| used_by = Russia
| wars = Russian invasion of Ukraine{{cite web | url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2023/1017/093075869/detail.shtml |title=ЦАМТО / / Расчет ТОС-2 «Тосочка» подразделений РХБ-защиты ЦВО поразил скопление пехоты ВСУ в укрепрайоне |trans-title=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 |work=armstrade.org}}
| designer = NPO Splav
| design_date = 2016
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| production_date = 2021
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| variants = TOS-2
| cartridge = 18 MLRS
| caliber = {{convert|220|mm|in|abbr=on}}
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The TOS-2 (Tosochka) ({{langx|ru|тяжёлая огнемётная система [ТОС-2]|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
File:TOS-2 Flamethrower ARMY-2022.jpg
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.{{cite web |url=https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/4869003 |title=Опытный образец тяжелой огнеметной системы нового поколения создается в России |website=TASS |language=Russian}}
The new TOS-2 (Tosochka) system was first unveiled during the 2020 Moscow Victory Day Parade, 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/new-russian-military-equipment-used-during-kavkaz-2020-exercise |title = New Russian military equipment used during 'Kavkaz 2020' exercise |website=janes.com |date=October 2020 }}{{cite web |url=https://tass.com/defense/1205065|title = Russian military use newest TOS-2 heavy flamethrower for the first time |website = TASS}} The system uses the 6x6 Ural-63706-0120 all-terrain vehicle instead of the tracked armored chassis of the TOS-1A.
The TOS-2 entered service with the Central Military District on 6 January 2021.{{cite web |url=https://ria.ru/20210106/tosochka-1592097160.html |title=В войска ЦВО поступили новые тяжелые огнеметные системы "Тосочка" |date=6 January 2021}}
In late May 2022, TASS reported that the system was deployed in Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{cite web |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/ukraine_-_russia_conflict_war_2022/russia_deploys_in_ukraine_its_new_tos-2_thermobaric_rocket_launcher_system.html |title=Russia deploys in Ukraine its new TOS-2 thermobaric rocket launcher system |website=armyrecognition.com |date=28 May 2022}} In October 2023, the TOS-2 system was sighted in the area surrounding Kreminna, Luhansk Oblast.{{cite tweet |number=1714360674699157504 |user=EjShahid |title=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 |date=18 October 2023 |access-date=18 January 2024}} It was reported in August 2024 that the range of the system has been extended, up to 20 km.{{cite web | title=Firing range of Tosochka flamethrower system extended | website=TASS | date=2024-08-13 | url=https://tass.com/defense/1828589 | ref={{sfnref | TASS | 2024}} | access-date=2024-08-14}} Supplies of a masking coating began in October 2024.{{cite web | title=Ростех разработал «невидимое» покрытие для огнеметных систем «Тосочка» | website=Ростех | url=https://rostec.ru/media/news/rostekh-razrabotal-nevidimoe-pokrytie-dlya-ognemetnykh-sistem-tosochka/#start | language=ru | ref={{sfnref|Ростех}} | access-date=2024-11-01}}
On 14 February 2025, it was claimed that the first Russian TOS-2 MLRS was destroyed by artillery fire in the "Pokrovsk region".{{Cite web |title= Russian superweapon falls, first TOS-2 MLRS lost in Ukraine |url= https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2025/02/16/russian-superweapon-falls-first-tos-2-mlrs-lost-in-ukraine/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |website= bulgarianmilitary |language=en}}{{bsn|date=March 2025}} {{As of|2025|June|18}}, OSINT defense analysis website Oryx lists one TOS-2 as destroyed and one as damaged.{{Cite web |title=Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine |url=https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-equipment.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250617201844/https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-ukrainian.html |archive-date=2025-06-17 |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=Oryx}}
Munitions
- The MO.1.01.04 ({{langx|ru|неуправляемый реактивный снаряд}}) are {{convert|3.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}} long and weigh {{convert|173|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.{{cite news |title=TOS-1A Solntsepyok |url=https://weaponsystems.net/system/322-TOS-1A+Solntsepyok |access-date=15 February 2023 |publisher=WEAPONSYSTEMS.NET}} The original rocket for the TOS-1A had a range of only {{convert|2700|m|ft|abbr=on}}. Modernized systems with active protection, new engine and launchers and other improvements were delivered in early 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2018/0326/110045981/detail.shtml |title=ЦАМТО / Новости / На вооружение полка РХБ защиты ЗВО поступили модернизированные тяжелые огнеметные системы ТОС-1А "Солнцепек" |website=www.armstrade.org |access-date=2018-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401004811/http://www.armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2018/0326/110045981/detail.shtml |archive-date=2018-04-01 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://www.armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2018/0410/142046252/detail.shtml |title=ЦАМТО / Новости / В ЮВО поступили модернизированные тяжелые огнеметные системы ТОС-1А "Буратино" |website=www.armstrade.org |access-date=2018-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411175105/http://www.armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2018/0410/142046252/detail.shtml |archive-date=2018-04-11|url-status=live}}
- The MO.1.01.04M rocket is {{convert|3.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}} long and weighs {{convert|217|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.{{cite news |title=M0.1.01.04M |url=https://www.deagel.com/Defensive%20Weapons/M0.1.01.04M/a003355 |website=deagel.com}} This version extends the range to {{convert|6000|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The system was modernized in 2016.{{cite web |url=http://tass.com/defense/921184|title=Russian defense contractor puts new types of armament into production this year |access-date=2016-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223162841/http://tass.com/defense/921184 |archive-date=2016-12-23 |url-status=live |website=TASS}}
- 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.
TOS-2 on Ural-63706 Army-2022 2022-08-20 2305.jpg|Side view of the TOS-2 with closeup of small 3-link crane attachment
TOS-2 on Ural-63706 Army-2022 2022-08-20 2306.jpg|Rear view of the TOS-2
TOS-2 system crew of the Central Grouping of Forces on Avdeyevka direction (2024-06-24).webm|TOS-2 system operating near Avdiivka
See also
- TOS-1 Buratino{{Snd}}a Soviet 30-barrel MLRS introduced in 1988 and mounted on a T-72 / T-90 tank chassis.
- TOS-1A Solntsepyok{{Snd}}an extended-range 24-barrel variant of TOS-1 introduced in 2003.
- {{Ill|TOS-3|lt=TOS-3 Drakon|fr}}{{Snd}}a 2024 prototype-stage larger-caliber 15-barrel MLRS with a tracked tank chassis and the TOS-2 launcher.
References
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{{PostWWIISovietAFVS}}{{Soviet and Russian artillery after WW2}}
Category:Modern thermobaric weapons of Russia
Category:Multiple rocket launchers
Category:Self-propelled artillery of Russia