Moscow. November 12. INTERFAX - The Russian Armed Forces have begun to receive new heavy flamethrower systems TOS-2, said the head of the radiation, chemical and Biological protection Troops (RCBZ), Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.
"Since this year, the supply of RCB-reconnaissance vehicles RHM-8 and heavy flamethrower systems TOS-2 has been organized for the troops," he said in an interview with the newspaper of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Krasnaya Zvezda.
In March, Kirillov announced the imminent start of deliveries to the troops of the heavy flamethrower system of the new generation TOS-2 (Tosochka).
On November 10, the developer of this weapon, the general director of the NGO "Alloy" Alexander Smirnov told Interfax that the first deliveries of the TOS-2 to the troops will take place this year. Smirnov then said that work on the contract is going on in parallel with the state tests of the system, which are planned to be completed in the coming days.
The contract for the manufacture and supply of CBT-2 systems to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was signed at the Army-2021 forum in August.
TOS-2 is mounted on the wheeled chassis of the Ural car with increased cross-country capability, has an increased firing range, automated aiming, firing and fire control systems. In addition, the heavy flamethrower is equipped with a crane manipulator and does not need a transport-charging machine.
Currently, the RCBZ troops are armed with heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1 "Pinocchio" and TOS-1A "Solntsepek". The latter was used by government forces during the armed conflict in Syria. TOS-1A "Solntsepek" is a more modern system, developed in 2001 on the chassis of the T-72 tank.
"Solntsepek" operates in combat formations of supported troops from open and closed positions. Targets are destroyed with the massive use of unguided rockets in thermobaric and smoke-burning equipment.
CBT-2 was used by the Russian military last fall during the strategic maneuvers "Caucasus-2020", confirmed the requirements imposed on it, Kirillov said.
