Russian Defense Ministry orders additional TOS thermobaric weapon systems

The statement was made by Russian Defense Minister, General Sergei Shoigu, during a visit to a defense company specializing in manufacturing heavy weapons in the Omsk region of Siberia on June 17.

According to General Shoigu, the enterprise needs to expand the production line of tanks and TOS heavy flamethrower systems to meet the needs of the military campaign in Ukraine.

TOS-1 heavy flamethrower system of the Russian army. (Photo: The Drive)

TOS-1 Solntsepek is a flamethrower system mounted on a tank chassis. This heavy flamethrower uses 220mm rockets with thermobaric warheads. Solntsepek is designed to attack enemy forces, vehicles and fortifications.

Minister Shoigu also emphasized the important role of TOS on the battlefield in providing fire support to Russian infantry units.

Mr Shoigu also told the defense company's management that defense orders must be fulfilled on schedule.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry , Shoigu's defense company (which was not named) has increased production output several times over the past few months, with technical solutions allowing for improved hardware quality and faster production.

Minister Shoigu also demanded that new military equipment should be able to better protect the crew on the battlefield, as well as protect the vehicle from any threats.

Minister Shoigu was introduced to the Krysha active protection system on the T-80BVM tank. (Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense)

During the visit, Minister Shoigu was also introduced to the company's management board of a Krysha active defense module for tanks (an armor system installed on the tank turret roof). This system can be integrated into many different tank models and takes only about 4 hours to install or remove.

Major General Alexander Shestakov, head of the Armored Directorate of the Russian Defense Ministry, told General Shoigu that a reserve of armor modules such as Krysha has been established for tanks fighting in Ukraine.

A video released by the Russian Defense Ministry of the visit also showed dozens of tanks loaded onto trains ready for shipment to Ukraine, as well as armored personnel carriers, howitzers and other weapons.

Tra Khanh (Source: russian.rt.com)

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