TOS-2 | |
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![]() TOS-2 during the "Armiya 2022" exhibition | |
Type | Multiple rocket launcher |
Place of origin | Russia |
Service history | |
In service | 2021–present |
Used by | Russia |
Wars | Russian invasion of Ukraine[1] |
Production history | |
Designer | NPO Splav |
Designed | 2016 |
Produced | 2021 |
Variants | TOS-2 |
Specifications | |
Shell | 18 MLRS |
Caliber | 220 mm (8.7 in) |
Effective firing range | 20 km |
The TOS-2 (Tosochka) (Russian: тяжёлая огнемётная система [ТОС-2], romanized: Tyazhyelaya ognemyotnaya sistema [TOS-2], Heavy Flamethrower System) is a Russian multiple rocket launcher capable of using thermobaric warheads, mounted on a 3-axle truck chassis. TOS-2 was designed to attack enemy fortified positions and lightly armoured vehicles and transports, in open terrain in particular.