The Syrian army is using every weapon possible to speed up the liberation of Deir-Ezzor, and they have finally resorted to using the TOS-1A.
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| With overwhelming firepower, the Syrian Army is gradually tightening the siege of IS in the city of Mayadin located in the Euphrates Valley, on the western bank of the river of the same name and one of the key strongholds of IS rebels in Deir Ezzor province. And in the photos sent back from the Mayadin battlefield, people quickly recognized the silhouettes of the TOS-1A heavy rocket artillery systems of the Syrian Army participating in the battle here. Photo source: Southfront. |
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| The appearance of TOS-1A in Mayadin once again shows the determination of the Syrian Army to soon completely liberate the western bank of the Euphrates River, which occupies a large part of the Deir Ezzor province. To speed up the attack, the Syrian Army is using the best weapons they have. Photo source: Anna. |
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| Since being brought to Syria, TOS-1A has always appeared in the most important battlefields of this war and each time it appears, it makes the enemies of the Syrian Army terrified. In the photo is a TOS-1A complex participating in the Palmyra battlefield. This makes the public question whether the above TOS-1A complexes of Syria are actually Russian and controlled by Russian artillery units in Syria. This comment is also quite reasonable because the Syrian Army cannot operate these heavy rocket artillery complexes so quickly. Photo source: Anna. |
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| Besides Syria, another country participating in the fight against IS also uses TOS-1A, which is Iraq, and this weapon system appears with the Iraqi Army on all fronts. It is not an exaggeration to say that TOS-1A helps Iraqi soldiers feel more confident on the battlefield, because their enemies have been burned by TOS-1A's thermobaric bullets. Photo source: ahram.org. |
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| TOS-1A (abbreviation TOS in Russian means "heavy flamethrower system") is a multiple rocket launcher and thermobaric weapon developed since the mid-1980s for the mission of destroying infantry concentrated in open terrain. In the photo, Iraqi soldiers are training to load ammunition into the TOS-1A launcher. The TOS-1 system consists of three main components: the BM-1 combat vehicle; the TZM ammunition supply vehicle and the NURS MO.1.01.04 and MO.1.01.04M rockets. In the photo, the TZM vehicle crane is helping soldiers put you on the BM-1 platform. Photo source: yahoo.com. |
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| The two types of rockets MO.1.01.04 and MO.1.01.04M are 3.3 and 3.7 meters long, respectively; weighing 173 kg and 217 kg. One type is equipped with a monolithic warhead, while the other type uses a thermobaric warhead, specialized for attacking and destroying bunkers and fortified defenses. Photo source: environment.com. |
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| The BM-1 combat vehicle uses the T-72 tank chassis equipped with a 30-barrel 220mm launcher that can change direction. The system can fire 30 rounds in 15 seconds with a range of 400-6,000m (depending on the type of ammunition), covering a large area. Photo source: twitter. |
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| Especially when TOS-1A deploys thermobaric ammunition, their destructive power is extremely high, because thermobaric weapons are often called non-radioactive atomic weapons by the military. The operating principle of this weapon is to use converging shock waves to create the highest destructive power. The flame created when burning fuel will cause the air to suddenly expand, creating these shock waves. Photo source: iraqimilitary.org. |
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| This fire also creates great damage because its temperature radiates around and sucks all the air into the fire, creating a vacuum in a short time, affecting all living things around the explosion and the suction of all oxygen to burn, causing all living things to suffocate and even lead to death. Photo source: stern.de. |
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