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The Ukrainian Army just captured a Russian TOS-1A thermobaric MRL (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Mar 2022
OP
TOS-1A, normally described as a heavy flamethrower,a unique type of multiple launch rocket system
Goonch
Mar 2022
#7
"ask the ghost of Hans Guderian."... and he was a tank guy!! As many have said, I don't think
mitch96
Mar 2022
#14
Hallelujah!! There were posts circulating yesterday saying the the Ukrainian ambassador,
Leghorn21
Mar 2022
#17
PortTack
(32,754 posts)1. Thank the gods!!
lapfog_1
(29,199 posts)2. If it is still operational and armed
drive it to just in front of that column of armor headed to kyiv... and fire at the Russians
honest.abe
(8,675 posts)3. This thing should be called "Thermobarbaric".
However great news the UKRs got one!
BGBD
(3,282 posts)4. Port covers are still there
So I think this thing is armed with a couple dozen rockets.
Irish_Dem
(46,913 posts)6. Thank God they got it now.
mitch96
(13,890 posts)13. Tnx, I could not tell if it was full or empty...nt
Pantagruel
(2,580 posts)5. Using
them is considered a war crime. Treat as evidence not a captured weapon.
qazplm135
(7,447 posts)11. Crime against civilians
Not troops.
I'd prefer not to use at all but we use a version as well but not on civilian targets
Goonch
(3,607 posts)7. TOS-1A, normally described as a heavy flamethrower,a unique type of multiple launch rocket system
Nevilledog
(51,076 posts)10. That's not a complete description
How do they work?
The thermobaric weapon, also known as an aerosol bomb or fuel air explosive, is a two-stage munition.
The first-stage charge distributes an aerosol made up of very fine material from a carbon-based fuel to tiny metal particles. A second charge ignites that cloud, creating a fireball, a huge shock wave, and a vacuum as it sucks up all surrounding oxygen.
The blast wave can last for significantly longer than a conventional explosive and is capable of vaporising human bodies.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/01/what-are-thermobaric-weapons-and-how-do-they-work
mitch96
(13,890 posts)15. That thing would make a hell of a IED... NT
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)8. Look at that mud.
Force them off the roads.
DFW
(54,341 posts)9. It looks like the description of the parking lot at the Frog and Peach
No wonder the thing was still there.
CanonRay
(14,100 posts)12. February is a stupid time to launch and attach in Ukraine
ask the ghost of Hans Guderian.
mitch96
(13,890 posts)14. "ask the ghost of Hans Guderian."... and he was a tank guy!! As many have said, I don't think
Putin expected this to go on for so long..
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Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)17. Hallelujah!! There were posts circulating yesterday saying the the Ukrainian ambassador,
Oksana Markarova, said this weapon had been used on Monday even Bill Browder posted it as fact
But she never said any such thing, so HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!
electric_blue68
(14,869 posts)18. Terrifying stuff but I'm so glad they got one, any way.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)19. Bravo!
Glory to Ukraine!