TOS-1

Also known as TOS-1A, TOS-1A Buratino, Buratino

TOS-1 Buratino (, Heavy Flamethrower System (TOS-1)) is a Soviet 220 mm 30-barrel (original system, Object 634 or TOS-1M) or 24-barrel (Object 634B or TOS-1A Solntsepyok) multiple rocket launcher capable of using thermobaric warheads, mounted on a T-72 / T-90 tank chassis. TOS-1 was designed to attack enemy fortified positions and lightly armored vehicles and transports, particularly in open terrain. The system’s first combat tests took place in 1988 and 1989 in the Panjshir Valley during the Soviet–Afghan War. The TOS-1 was shown for the first time in public in 1999 in Omsk.

Key facts

Weapon.name: ТОС-1TOS-1 Buratino/TOS-1A SolntsepyokObject 634/634B/MO.1.01.00
Weapon.image: Army2016-487.jpg
Weapon.caption: BM-1 combat vehicle of the TOS-1A system
Weapon.origin: Soviet Union
Weapon.type: Multiple rocket launcher
Weapon.is_artillery: yes
Weapon.is_vehicle: yes
Weapon.service: 1988–present
Weapon.used_by: Soviet Union (historically), Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Algeria, Syria, Iraq, Ukraine (captured from Russia)
Weapon.wars: Soviet–Afghan WarNagorno-Karabakh conflictSecond Chechen WarWar in Iraq (2013–2017)Syrian Civil War War in Donbas Second Nagorno-Karabakh WarRusso-Ukrainian war
Weapon.designer: Omsk Transmash Design Bureau
Weapon.design_date: 1988
Weapon.manufacturer: Uralvagonzavod
Weapon.production_date: TOS-1: 1987–presentTOS-1A: 2003–present
Weapon.variants: TOS-1A
Weapon.crew: 3
Weapon.rate: 30 rounds/15 s
Weapon.range: .5-3 km (TOS-1)10 km (TOS-1A)