Profile
- Type
- Wheeled 220 mm thermobaric multiple rocket launcher
- Conflict side
- Russia
- Origin
- Russia
- Service note
- Entered Russian service in the early 2020s
Artillery
TOS-2 Tosochka
The TOS-2 Tosochka is Russia's wheeled successor to the TOS-1A heavy flamethrower system, using 220 mm thermobaric and incendiary rockets from an 18-tube launcher on a Ural 6x6 truck. Its built-in crane, automated fire-control equipment, and wheeled chassis are intended to make the system more mobile and less dependent on a separate loading vehicle, while Russian forces have fielded it during the Russia-Ukraine War.
Service History
- In service
- Russian service from 2021; documented in Ukraine by 2023
- Used by
- Russian Armed Forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
Specifications
- Caliber
- 220 mm rockets
- Launcher
- 18 launch tubes in three rows of six
- Chassis
- Ural-63706-0120 6x6 wheeled military truck
- Ammunition
- Thermobaric, fuel-air explosive, smoke, and incendiary unguided rockets
- Firing range
- Reported 3.5-10 km with thermobaric rockets; up to 15 km cited for extended-range ammunition
- Crew
- Five
- Reloading
- Integrated lifting crane removes the need for a separate transport-loading vehicle
- Fire control
- Automated aiming, navigation, laser rangefinder, satellite navigation, Doppler speed meter, and inertial measurement equipment
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Russia
Russian forces deployed the TOS-2 in Ukraine; reporting based on a Russian Ministry of Defense confirmation describes it as an NRBC-unit thermobaric rocket launcher used against Ukrainian fortifications with extended-range projectiles.
TOS-2 Tosochka Images
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Russian military use newest TOS-2 heavy flamethrower for the first timePublisher: TASS | Note: Supports TOS-2 background, thermobaric role, Ural truck chassis, automated fire-control features, increased range, crane-equipped launcher, and first public use in the Kavkaz-2020 drills. | Accessed: 2026-06-20TOS-2 heavy flamethrower is technologically advanced fire support system - RostecPublisher: TASS | Note: Reports Rostec comments on the TOS-2's wheeled chassis, upgraded automated reloading, improved fire-control system, and shoot-and-scoot fire-support concept. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Russian NBC Defense Troops Increase Thermobaric Munition CapabilitiesPublisher: U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, G-2 Operational Environment Enterprise | Note: Supports manufacturer and background context by identifying Splav as the firm producing the TOS-2 and describing its NBC Defense Troops role. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Russia confirms TOS-2 thermobaric rocket launcher deployment in UkrainePublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Directly supports Russia-Ukraine War use, including Russian Ministry of Defense confirmation, Russian operator context, NRBC-unit employment, and use against Ukrainian fortifications. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Heavy flamethrower system "Tosochka" during the "Armiya 2022" exhibition (front view)Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for the primary TOS-2 photo; listed as own work by Kirill Borisenko and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International. | Accessed: 2026-06-20