TOS-2

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TOS-2

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.

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TOS-2
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TOS-2 during the "Armiya 2022" exhibition
TypeMultiple rocket launcher
Place of originRussia
Service history
In service2021–present
Used byRussia
WarsRussian invasion of Ukraine[1]
Production history
DesignerNPO Splav
Designed2016
Produced2021
VariantsTOS-2
Specifications
Shell18 MLRS
Caliber220 mm (8.7 in)
Effective firing range20 km
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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] 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]

On 14 February 2025, it was claimed that the first Russian TOS-2 MLRS was destroyed by artillery fire in the "Pokrovsk region".[10][better source needed]

Munitions

  • The MO.1.01.04 (Russian: неуправляемый реактивный снаряд) are 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) long and weigh 173 kg (381 lb).[11] 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.[12][13]
  • The MO.1.01.04M rocket is 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) long and weighs 217 kg (478 lb).[14] This version extends the range to 6,000 m (20,000 ft). The system was modernized in 2016.[15]
  • 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.[14]

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