C90-CR (M3)

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C90-CR
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C-90
Type anti-tank weapon
rocket-propelled grenade
Place of originSpain
Service history
In service1990–present
Used bysee Users
Wars Yemeni Civil War [1]
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Production history
Designer Instalaza
Manufacturer Instalaza
Unit cost€2,099 (2022) [2]
Specifications
Mass5.3 kilograms (12 lb)
Length940 millimetres (37 in) [3]

Cartridge Tandem HE [4]
Caliber 90 millimetres (3.5 in)
Muzzle velocity 160 m/sec [5]
Effective firing range350 metres (1,150 ft) (point target) [6]
Maximum firing range700 metres (2,300 ft) (area target) [6]
Sightsfixed 2× optical sight standard

The Instalaza C90 is a 90 millimetres (3.5 inches) disposable, shoulder-fired and one-man operated rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher, which can be fitted with a VN38-C night vision device for full night combat capability. [7] It is being used as an infantry-type weapon, with Instalaza also claiming it to be the, "lightest infantry weapons system in its class". [6] [8]

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Variants

C90CR (on the right). Una escopeta, una pistola y un lanzacohetes anticarro Instalaza C-90 de la Infanteria de Marina espanola (34972210051).jpg
C90CR (on the right).

The following are variants produced by Instalaza: [7]

Operational history

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Spanish government, like other Western governments, sent Ukraine shipments of weapons, equipment, ammunition, and vehicles, including numerous C90 grenade launchers. [9] [10] There are images of at least one Russian infantry fighting vehicle being destroyed by a C-90 near Dronivka. [11] [12]

Users

Map with C90-CR (M3) users in blue. C90-CR (M3) Users.png
Map with C90-CR (M3) users in blue.
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia [13]
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia [14]
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain [4]
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine [18]
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen

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