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TOS-1 and TOS-1A: Russia’s Scary Battlefield ‘Thermobaric Weapons’

Key Points: Russia's TOS-1 Buratino and its upgraded TOS-1A Solntsepek are T-72 tank-chassis-mounted heavy thermobaric rocket launchers designed to devastate light armored vehicles, fortifications, ...
The National Interest

TOS-1 Buratino: This Is Russia’s Most Powerful Non-Nuclear Weapon

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The TOS-1 vehicle has no real counterpart in use by Western militaries. While there are all kinds of multiple-rocket launch systems in use, such as the M142 HIMARS in ...
The National Interest

Russia’s TOS-1 Buratino Can Unleash a Devastating Rocket Barrage

Key point: Russia’s TOS-1 can shoot multiple rockets with fuel-air explosives. The TOS-1 Buratino is a unique Russian self-propelled multiple rocket launcher system (MRLS) that has seen action in ...