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TOS-1 Buratino themobaric Rocket-MLRS.
.
Russias Bunker-
Smashing Rockets
Have Arrived in
Iraq
Baghdad could
deploy TOS-1
rockets to shatter
militants
defenses
Photos have appears on
Iraqi social media depicting
Russian-made rocket
artillery arriving in Baghdad.
The snapshots, published on
July 25, show TOS-1A
systems unloading from
giant An-124 cargo planes.
The rockets could help
Baghdad battle Islamic
militants.
TOS-1 was the Soviet armys
secret hammer during the
last decade of the Cold War.
It fires powerful rockets to
smash enemy trenches,
fortifications and buildings,
cracking defensive lines to
allow tanks and infantry to
punch through.
The Soviets deployed TOS-1
for the first time in
Afghanistan in 1989, a full
decade before publicly
unveiling the rocket
launcher. In 2009, the
Russian rolled out TOS-1s
for counterinsurgency drills
and officially offered to
export the rocket launcher
as a means of defeating
rebels and militants.
TOS-1A is the upgraded
versionand arguably the
most destructive artillery
piece in the world. TOS-1A
includes a T-72 tank chassis,
allowing it roll right through
enemy gunfire in order to
get close enough to attack.
The launchers fires 24 220-
millimeter rockets, each with
a 100-kilogram thermobaric
warhead.
A single TOS-1 rocket is
more powerful than a
conventional 1,000-pound
explosive munition.
The system has limited
range compared to other
heavy artillery systemsjust
six kilometers. But thats far
enough to keep the rocket
battery safe from enemy
tank-hunters.
Striking from short range
also increases accuracy and
reduces rocket dispersion in
the target area. TOS-1A has
a ballistic computer that can
calculate firing angles with
just 90 seconds of prep
time.
The presence of TOS-1A in
Iraq is in line with the
Iranian approach to
defeating Sunni rebels in
Syria. Iran has been helping
Iraq battle the militant
Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria after ISIS captured
northwestern Iraq in June
and subsequently attacked
an Iranian border post.
In Syria, Iranian-backed
fighters have fired Barakan
and Falagh heavy rockets in
order to smash rebel front-
lines before major ground
assaults.
But the Russian TOS-1 is a
step beyond what the
Iranians have deployed in
Syria. TOS-1 is more
powerful and more
accurate. It could signal
Baghdads intention to
launch counterattacks
against ISIS.
Each time militants dig in,
TOS-1 could root them out.
The huge rockets could
wipe out entire stretches of
ISIS defensive lines and
open up paths for Iraqi
ground troops.
.
Russias Bunker-
Smashing Rockets
Have Arrived in
Iraq
Baghdad could
deploy TOS-1
rockets to shatter
militants
defenses
Photos have appears on
Iraqi social media depicting
Russian-made rocket
artillery arriving in Baghdad.
The snapshots, published on
July 25, show TOS-1A
systems unloading from
giant An-124 cargo planes.
The rockets could help
Baghdad battle Islamic
militants.
TOS-1 was the Soviet armys
secret hammer during the
last decade of the Cold War.
It fires powerful rockets to
smash enemy trenches,
fortifications and buildings,
cracking defensive lines to
allow tanks and infantry to
punch through.
The Soviets deployed TOS-1
for the first time in
Afghanistan in 1989, a full
decade before publicly
unveiling the rocket
launcher. In 2009, the
Russian rolled out TOS-1s
for counterinsurgency drills
and officially offered to
export the rocket launcher
as a means of defeating
rebels and militants.
TOS-1A is the upgraded
versionand arguably the
most destructive artillery
piece in the world. TOS-1A
includes a T-72 tank chassis,
allowing it roll right through
enemy gunfire in order to
get close enough to attack.
The launchers fires 24 220-
millimeter rockets, each with
a 100-kilogram thermobaric
warhead.
A single TOS-1 rocket is
more powerful than a
conventional 1,000-pound
explosive munition.
The system has limited
range compared to other
heavy artillery systemsjust
six kilometers. But thats far
enough to keep the rocket
battery safe from enemy
tank-hunters.
Striking from short range
also increases accuracy and
reduces rocket dispersion in
the target area. TOS-1A has
a ballistic computer that can
calculate firing angles with
just 90 seconds of prep
time.
The presence of TOS-1A in
Iraq is in line with the
Iranian approach to
defeating Sunni rebels in
Syria. Iran has been helping
Iraq battle the militant
Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria after ISIS captured
northwestern Iraq in June
and subsequently attacked
an Iranian border post.
In Syria, Iranian-backed
fighters have fired Barakan
and Falagh heavy rockets in
order to smash rebel front-
lines before major ground
assaults.
But the Russian TOS-1 is a
step beyond what the
Iranians have deployed in
Syria. TOS-1 is more
powerful and more
accurate. It could signal
Baghdads intention to
launch counterattacks
against ISIS.
Each time militants dig in,
TOS-1 could root them out.
The huge rockets could
wipe out entire stretches of
ISIS defensive lines and
open up paths for Iraqi
ground troops.