US EditionRussia Mounts Thermobaric Rockets on Ground Drone in Bid to Replace TOS-1A Crews
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The Russians have mounted two launch tubes from the TOS-1A thermobaric rocket launcher on a smaller autonomous tracked vehicle - Malvina M. Footage from the tests has appeared on social networks. In the war in Ukraine, the Russians have been betting heavily on devastating attacks from the TOS thermobaric systems, which were supposed to eliminate defenders in bunkers and fortifications. However, the TOS-1 tracked vehicles move slowly and have to …
Russia Mounts Thermobaric Rockets on Ground Drone in Bid to Replace TOS-1A Crews
Russian engineers have integrated 220-millimeter launch tubes from the TOS-1A “Solntsepyok” heavy flamethrower system into a ground-based unmanned platform, according to footage circulated by the Ukrainian Telegram channel Vodogray and reported by Ukrainian defense outlet Militarnyi on January 19. The experimental system, dubbed “Malvina-M” by the Russian side, is designed to fire thermobaric rockets, using standard munitions originally develope…
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