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This Russian Tank-Mounted Rocket Launcher Can Incinerate 8 City Blocks
Popular Mechanics ^
| September 14, 2015
| Jake Swearingen
Posted on 09/14/2015 11:28:27 AM PDT by C19fan
When the Soviets were thinking about landwar in the late 1970s, they struck upon idea: How about strapping as many rockets as possible to a T-72 tank chassis, and using it on the battlefield? Thus, the TOS-1 Heavy Flamethrower System was conceived.
If you're confused by the "flamethrower" bit in that designation, it's understandable. The TOS-1 (and its more modern variant, the TOS-1A) look nothing like traditional flamethrowers, either handheld or tank-mounted, used in World War II and other conflicts. Instead, the TOS-1 is designated a flamethrower because, in addition to traditional incendiary rockets, it can also fire thermobaric rockets.
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TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: cutthroats; katyusha; massmurderers; rocket; russia; russian; russiaweapons; thugs
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Katyusha's descendent. I have seen YouTube videos of this system in action in Iraq...impressive.
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posted on
09/14/2015 11:28:28 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
To: C19fan
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posted on
09/14/2015 11:33:30 AM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(RINOs EARNED TRUMP! I prefer Cruz, but someone has to kick their A$$!)
To: C19fan
If you ask Russian sources if this weapon was used in the Donbas, they will say NO! If you ask Ukr. sources, they will say YES!
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posted on
09/14/2015 11:34:03 AM PDT
by
donozark
(Hillary Clinton: Queen of Mean-ah.)
To: miliantnutcase
Perfect for home self-defense.
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posted on
09/14/2015 11:34:06 AM PDT
by
glorgau
To: glorgau
Perfect for defense against “Black Lives Matter” terrorists?
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posted on
09/14/2015 11:41:00 AM PDT
by
oldplayer
To: C19fan
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posted on
09/14/2015 11:41:34 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
To: sukhoi-30mki
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posted on
09/14/2015 11:58:49 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: C19fan
And something to do with lots of old T-72 chassis!
To: C19fan
in addition to traditional incendiary rockets, it can also fire thermobaric rockets. Sweet Jaysus, the MLRS when firing battery service could burn out a grid square.
This beast?? Put those in the tubes, and it'd be a ghetto-grillout.
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posted on
09/14/2015 12:12:29 PM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(I prep because DHS and FEMA told me it was a good idea...)
To: C19fan; All
Can they start with the eight city blocks between Pennsylvania Avenue and Constitution Avenue in DC?
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posted on
09/14/2015 12:13:07 PM PDT
by
notdownwidems
(Washington DC has become the enemy of free people everywhere)
To: C19fan
“Can Incinerate 8 City Blocks”
Urban renewal project?
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posted on
09/14/2015 12:14:42 PM PDT
by
McGruff
(Trump/Cruz 2016)
To: Uncle Miltie
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posted on
09/14/2015 12:19:33 PM PDT
by
McGruff
(Trump/Cruz 2016)
To: oldplayer
Would need a couple because their protests (promoted riots) are usually larger than 8 blocks
To: C19fan
There are at least two reports of this being used in Ukraine that I can recall, at Donetsk Airport and again at Debaltseve, with one destroyed near Donetsk AP.
Ukie propaganda called it a “thermobaric” weapon, which it isn’t.
It has a HUGE drawback, that being it has a VERY short range, 500-3000 meters, depending on the type of rocket, and has to get really close to the target to be effective.
But, when you can get close enough to shoot, it’s catastrophic. Some rsourcess credit this system with finally flushing the Right Sector out of the Donetsk Airport Terminal.
Vid of the TOS-1 in action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfacUxfJbFI
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posted on
09/14/2015 12:21:08 PM PDT
by
tcrlaf
(They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
To: C19fan
Democrats can incinerate entire cities. The Ruskies got nothin on Detroit—now that is urban destruction!
To: miliantnutcase
It may appear “ghetto”, but it can still make you just as dead.
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posted on
09/14/2015 12:31:40 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: C19fan
Thermobaric rockets are a "fuel-air" weapon system. When fired, the rockets disperse a cloud of flammable liquid into the air around the target, and then ignite it. The results are devastating - not only is the explosion significantly longer and the shockwave significantly hotter and stronger than a conventional warhead, but all the oxygen in the near vicinity is also consumed, creating a partial vacuum. This makes them horrifying weapons to use against infantry and entrenched personnel in bunkers and caves - exactly what the TOS-1 was designed for. Victims typically die either from the intense pressure of the initial blast, or suffocate as their lungs rupture in the vacuum afterwards. It's an incredibly unpleasant way to go.
I wouldn't have a problem using these on ISIS.
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posted on
09/14/2015 12:38:27 PM PDT
by
McGruff
(Trump/Cruz 2016)
To: tcrlaf
The TOS-1A fields rockets of considerably greater range (about 6km).
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posted on
09/14/2015 12:40:43 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: C19fan
Southern border vehicle...!!
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posted on
09/14/2015 12:58:47 PM PDT
by
gaijin
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