Pictured is the TOS-1 Spitfire tank
How strong is Russia's Spitfire TOS-1A? Scared the Chechen troops? The reason why the TOS-1A has such a reputation is because in the course of actual combat, tos-1A once razed 1 village in 7 seconds, no wonder even Chechen troops were scared when they saw this weapon, if you want to know how powerful the firepower of the TOS-1A Spitfire tank is.
TOS-1A is not a "Spitfire tank", but a specially designed thermobaric rocket launcher for urban environment, island, mountain, pothole and trench combat, with the help of the T-72 tank action system, TOS-1A has a strong off-road capability and corresponding hull defense capabilities, coupled with TOS-1A equipped with thermobaric rocket warhead, this special rocket launcher is deadly for enemy soldiers hidden in the city ruins, tunnels and other good bunkers, Even if they use personal auxiliary breathing systems and good protection from thermobaric warheads, in the face of the impact of the TOS-1A thermobaric rocket explosion, even if the enemy soldiers have made sufficient defense preparations in advance, the psychological shock they received is not able to withstand with the help of bunkers with self-oxygen systems.
The picture shows TOS-1A
In the second Chechen war and the recent War in Syria, the temperature pressure rockets equipped with TOS-1A caused a devastating blow to the enemy hidden in the city, and at the same time effectively killed and injured the enemy soldiers, the fortifications they hid were blown into ruins, even if because of the short range of the TOS-1A, this high-power rocket artillery must enter the attack range of the enemy's heavy anti-tank missiles when performing combat tasks. And it will cause certain losses to friendly forces when destroyed due to the mass of thermodynamic rockets loaded by itself, but with the powerful lethality of this rocket and the increased range after upgrading, the TOS-1A has become the most useful direct suppression weapon for the Russian army in dealing with the offensive battle.
Pictured is the TOS-1A Spitfire tank on the production line
And as the war between Russia and Ukraine lasted for a month, now Russia, can no longer continue to endure the damage caused by the war to Russia, began to use this large killer on the territory of Ukraine, and Russia was reluctant to use this large killing weapon in Ukrainian territory before, because its blow is widespread, once used in the urban areas where civilians have not been evacuated, it will cause a large number of innocent civilian casualties.
The picture shows TOS-2
But after more than a month of fighting between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian civilians who remain in the war zone have either died in the war or become militia fighting for Ukraine, and for Russia, these civilians are no longer neutral units to avoid damage in the war, but enemies that need to be killed or eliminated.
Therefore, if the Ukrainian army continues to resist, then the possibility of Russia using heavy firepower to strike it will become more and more high, and perhaps, the future war between Russia and Ukraine will become more and more brutal and bloody.