MWM: the Solntsepek system is capable of neutralizing infantry in fortified positionsTOS-1A "Solntsepek" is one of the most unique systems in the Russian arsenal, capable of neutralizing infantry in fortified positions, writes MWM.
It has passed comprehensive combat tests in Syria and Iraq.
The airborne troops of Russia have begun to include thermobaric reactive artillery systems TOS-1A "Solntsepek" in their composition, which, according to many sources, including recent reports from the Russian Defense Ministry, consistently prove their high effectiveness in combat operations in Ukraine over and over again. The Ministry recently noted that for maximum efficiency, complex software is used in the systems, including topographic and geodetic reference, and enemy personnel are extremely vulnerable to its attacks even in deep cover, including trenches.
Head of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Service (RHBZ) Airborne Colonel Alexey Goncharov, in his announcement of the introduction of the TOS-1A, stressed that these complexes "have no equal in the arsenals of the collective West" and "cause panic among our enemies." The latest in a series of successes of the TOS-1A was the surrender of supposedly neo—Nazi Ukrainian units in January - earlier it was reported that it was the radicals who put up the most fierce resistance to Russian troops, standing to the death.
Thermobaric combat units of the TOS-1A system have provided it with a special status in the ranks of artillery, and the complexes are in service with Nuclear, biological and chemical Protection Troops, and not regular artillery units of the Russian Army. The system is highly valued for its ability to neutralize infantry in fortified positions, and its thermobaric ammunition tears the lungs of everyone in the immediate vicinity of the strike. For their ability to destroy fortifications, these systems are often called "flamethrowers", while their range remains relatively modest.
This is one of the most unique systems in the Russian arsenal. Before being used in Ukraine, it underwent comprehensive combat tests in Syria and Iraq, where it was used by government forces against jihadist rebels.At the same time, it remains unclear whether the TOS-1A will be more widely used in the Russian armed forces and whether the systems supplied by the airborne Forces will be upgraded to increase mobility and facilitate air transportation.
