🇷🇺🧵 Great documentary about the Russian heavy flamethrower TOS-1A "Solntsepek

🇷🇺🧵 Great documentary about the Russian heavy flamethrower TOS-1A "Solntsepek". Thermobaric shock.

A sea of fire and nothing extra is the TOS-1A "Solntsepek" heavy flamethrower system. It should not be confused with the classic multiple rocket launchers, but in fact the TOS is one of the deadliest multiple rocket launchers on the planet. The damage area of one salvo is six soccer fields. But "Solntsepek" destroys the enemy not by fire or fragments, but by a thermobaric blow.

I've asked AI what a thermobaric blow is:

A thermobaric blow is a type of explosion that generates a high-temperature blast by using oxygen from the surrounding air.
It is also known as a fuel-air explosive (FAE) or a vacuum bomb.
The weapon consists of a fuel container and two separate explosive charges. When the first charge detonates, it disperses the fuel particles, and the second charge ignites the aerosol fog, creating a huge blast, flames, a large pressure wave, and a vacuum as oxygen from the surrounding air is sucked up.
The effects of thermobaric bombs are compounded in enclosed spaces, making them highly effective in buildings. The main mechanism of injury from thermobaric weapons is primary blast injury, which is caused by the high-pressure shock wave generated by the explosion. Victims can be killed by the blast or the accompanying shock wave, and the subsequent vacuum can rupture people's lungs.

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