RUSSIA DEPLOYS TOS 1A (BLAZING SUN) : TOP 5 FACTS

RUSSIA DEPLOYS TOS 1A (BLAZING SUN) : TOP 5 FACTS

INTRODUCTION:

TOSS-1 IS A HEAVY SHORT-RANGE MULTI BARREL THERMO BARIC ROCKET LAUNCHER.
IT WAS DEVELOPED IN EARLY 1980S THOUGH THE SYSTEM REMAINED A SECRET FOR A LONG TIME.
THE TOSS-1 WAS SHOWN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PUBLIC IN 1999 IN OMSK.

ROLE:
THE TOSS-1 IS INTENDED TO ENGAGE MILITARY PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, AND BUILDINGS, INCLUDING FORTIFIED CONSTRUCTIONS.
IT IS DESIGNED TO BREAKTHROUGH THE ENEMY DEFENSES BY SHEER FIRE POWER.
IT HAS BEEN ENGINEERED TO BREAK BATTLEFIELD STALEMATES, BY DIRECTING CONCENTRATED FIRE IN TARGET AREA.

RANGE & CONFIGURATION:

THE SYSTEM IS EQUIPPED WITH 220MM ROCKETS.
ORIGINAL SYSTEM TOSS-1M, WAS 30 BARRELED AND HAD A RANGE OF 3.5 KM.
IN 2001, THE IMPROVED TOSS-1M SYSTEM ENTERED SERVICE NAMED TOSS-1A.
IT IS 24 BARRELED AND HAS A RANGE OF 6 KM.

WORKING

THE THERMO BARICS ROCKETS USE THE ATMOSPHERE TO PROVIDE OXYGEN FOR THE RESULTING EXPLOSION UNLIKE CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS WHICH INCORPORATE THEIR OWN OXIDIZERS.

THE THERMO BARIC MISSILES RELEASE A CLOUD OF CHEMICALS LIKE TETRANITE INTO THE AIR BEFORE DETONATION. THE EXPLOSION THEREFORE HAS A HIGHER YIELD THAN CONVENTIONAL EXPLOSIVES AND CREATES BOTH A HIGH-TEMPERATURE EXPLOSION AS A WELL AS A DEVASTATING SHOCKWAVE.

DESTRUCTIVE POWER:

THE SYSTEM IS MOUNTED ON A MODIFIED T-72A CHASSIS AND FITTED WITH A ROTATING LAUNCH SYSTEM FOR UNGUIDED THERMOBARIC ROCKETS. ALL ROCKETS CAN BE LAUNCHED WITHIN 6 TO 12 SECONDS.

IT HAS THE ABILITY TO DECIMATE AREAS THE SIZE OF 4-5 FOOTBALL FIELDS IN A SINGLE SALVO.