HIMARS destroyed a Russian heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A with thermobaric missiles, which can burn an area of 40,000 square meters. meters
The Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed another Russian TOS-1A system. The US HIMARS missile system was used for the attack.
One GMLRS precision guided missile with a launch range of 80 km was enough to destroy the heavy flamethrower system. The video of the hit was published by the Security Service of Ukraine.
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Thanks to the coordination of the Security Service of Ukraine and artillerymen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the TOS-1A “Solntsepyok” was destroyed with its crew and full ammunition. pic.twitter.com/ldtgCdR1yj
– Security Service of Ukraine (@ServiceSsu) October 7, 2023
The statement said that the system was destroyed in Zaporizhzhia region, along with the crew and a full complement of ammunition. According to Oryx analysts, this is at least the fifth TOS-1A liquidated since February last year. In addition, at least one system was damaged, and three more became trophies of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
TOS-1A is a development of TOS-1. The heavy flamethrower system appeared in the last years of the Soviet Union. It uses thermobaric missiles of 220 mm caliber with a range of up to 6 km, which hit an area of up to 40,000 m2.
