The United States supplied Ukraine with “HIMARS” missile launchers, which are advanced launchers, although the Ukrainian version has a lower distance than the other longer-range version, but Russia has another launcher that may be considered more destructive and powerful than the American HIMARS launchers.
What is meant here is the Russian launcher “TOS-1A”, dubbed “Solntsibek”, meaning “Burning Sun”, is an updated version of the heavy launcher “TOS-1”, which entered the service of the Russian army in 2001.
The importance of the “TOS-1A” launcher lies in the fact that it fires thermobaric missiles with vacuum shells, and therefore, unlike conventional weapons, it has a much larger blast wave.
After detonation, the war materials mix with oxygen, creating a massive radius of destruction. Jordan Cohen has stated that it is almost impossible to resist this gun after it has been turned on.
The range of the “Burning Sun” launcher ranges between 600 meters and 6,000 meters, and it can burn military sites and formations in a few seconds with massive firepower.
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And “TOS-1A” is the upgraded version of the Russian “TOS-1” missile launchers, as it can be prepared for combat within 90 seconds, according to a report by the Russian “Rosoboronexport” website.
The TOS-1A launcher can launch 24 missiles within a period of time not exceeding 6 seconds, while the accompanying support vehicle carries 48 other missiles that can be prepared to launch another batch of missiles to continue fighting.
The Russian rocket launcher can fire 220 mm rockets with its ability to rotate 360 degrees during firing, which is controlled by an electronic firing system that enables it to identify its targets with high accuracy, according to the Russian news website Sputnik.
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The TOS-1A uses solid-fuel rockets equipped with a high-explosive thermobaric warhead.
When the missiles are fired to the maximum firing range, the TOS-1A can cover an area of up to 40 square kilometers with massive firepower thanks to its ability to fire in all directions with a range of up to 6 kilometers.
The Russian “TOS-1A” missile launcher was installed on the “chassis” of the “T-90S” tank, while the previous versions used the “chassis” of the “T-72” tanks.
The weight of “TOS-1A” is about 45 tons, while the vehicle has a range of 550 km and can launch at speeds of up to 60 km per hour, according to a report by the American “Army Technology” website.
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The Russian army had received the first batch of advanced missile launchers “TOS-1A”, according to a news report, which was published last month.
The report pointed out that the new version of the “Burning Sun” launchers has unique capabilities that make the missile launch time shorter and can be used against the enemy’s fixed fortifications and mobile military equipment, as the explosion of its missiles leads to a rise in temperature and pressure levels to devastating levels in the target sites.
