Engineering:C90-CR (M3)
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| C90-CR | |
|---|---|
 C-90 | |
| Type | Anti-tank weapon Rocket-propelled grenade |
| Place of origin | Spain |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1990–present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Yemeni Civil War[1] 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Instalaza |
| Manufacturer | Instalaza |
| Unit cost | €2,099 (2022)[2] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 5.3 kg |
| Length | 940 mm[3] |
| Cartridge | Tandem HE[4] |
| Calibre | 90 mm |
| Muzzle velocity | 160 m/sec[5] |
| Effective firing range | 350 m (point target)[6] |
| Maximum firing range | 700 m (area target)[6] |
| Sights | fixed 2× optical sight standard |
The Instalaza C90 is a 90 mm disposable, shoulder-fired and one-man operated rocket-propelled grenade launcher (RPG) 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]
Variants
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The following are variants produced by Instalaza:[7]
- C90-CR (M3) – equipped with hollow-charge warhead of different types. Has armor penetration of 400 mm.[4]
- C90-CR-RB (M3.5) and the C-90-CR-RB (M3) – equipped with hollow-charge warhead. Has armor penetration of 500 mm.
- C90-CR-AM (M3.5) – also has a shaped head charge, but with a special body that provides antipersonnel fragmentation
- C90-CR-FIM (M3.5) – contains more than 1.3 kg of red phosphorus composition, producing incendiary effects and smoke.
- C90-CR-BK (M3.5) – has a tandem warhead precursor for anti-bunker/building fortifications. The warhead pierces the walls and goes through the wall before it explodes inside the interior.
- C-90-CR-IN (M3) – is a training model with inert warhead.
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
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Brunei
- Royal Brunei Land Forces
Colombia
- Colombian Army
Ecuador
- Ecuadorian Army
El Salvador
- Salvadoran Army
Estonia[13]
- Estonian Defence Forces.
Georgia[14]
- Defense Forces of Georgia.
Indonesia
- Indonesian Army. In use with the infantry units and Special Forces. Versions C-90CR antiarmor, C-90-CR-RB (M3), C-90AM antipersonnel and C-90BK bunker buster.
India
- Indian Army; C-90-CR-RB (M3) only.
Italy
- Italian Army. In use with Special Forces. Versions C-90CR antiarmor, C-90AM antipersonnel and C-90BK bunker buster.
Kuwait
- Kuwait National Guard
Malaysia
- Malaysian Army
Portugal
Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabian Army
Spain[4]
- Spanish Army
- Spanish Marines
- Spanish Air Force
- Guardia Civil
Ukraine[16]
- Territorial Defense Forces: 1,370 rockets
References
- ↑ "Research Report No. 6: Spanish C90-CR rocket launchers & Alhambra hand grenades in Yemen". Armament Research Services (ARES). 30 August 2016. http://armamentresearch.com/research-report-no-6-spanish-c90-cr-rocket-launchers-alhambra-hand-grenades-in-yemen/.
- ↑ Salvador, Antonio (3 March 2022). "Así son los lanzagranadas 'made in Zaragoza' que España enviará a la resistencia ucraniana" (in es). El Independiente (Madrid, Spain). https://www.elindependiente.com/espana/2022/03/03/estas-son-las-armas-que-mandara-espana-a-la-resistencia-ucraniana-en-el-primer-envio/#:~:text=La%20Junta%20de%20Contrataci%C3%B3n%20del,unitario%20de%202.099%2C35%20euros..
- ↑ the first C90-C and C90-C-AM were 840mm in length; the C90-CR versions increased to 940mm for the larger rocket motor; and the C90-CR(M3) increased the length to 983mm - i.e. showing the increase length with addition of shock-bumpers on the front and rear of the launcher
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "OPFOR Worldwide Equipment Guide". September 2001. http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/weg2001.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- ↑ "Instalaza C90". MilitaryFactory.com. https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.php?smallarms_id=955.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "C90-CR (M3), the lightest infantry weapon system in its class". Instalaza. https://instalaza.com/producto/c90-cr-m3/?lang=en.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "C-90-CR (M3)" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-01-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20110109010252/http://usuarios.multimania.es/instalaza/C-90.html. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- ↑ "La Empresa". http://www.instalaza.es/eng/productos3.html. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- ↑ Los lanzagranadas C-90 enviados por España ya están en manos de los soldados ucranianos El Mundo (9 marzo 2022)
- ↑ Los lanzagranadas C-90 enviados por Pedro Sánchez ya están en manos del Ejército ucraniano El Español (7 marzo, 2022)
- ↑ El lanzagranadas español C90 en Ucrania: 1.400 unidades, tres meses destruyendo tanques El Periódico de España (02 de junio del 2022)
- ↑ BMP ruso destruido por un lanzagranadas Instalaza c90 español en Dronivka por fuerzas especiales ucranianas El Periódico (01/06/2022)
- ↑ "Estonian Ministry of Defence". http://www.mod.gov.ee/et/relvastus.
- ↑ https://mod.gov.ge/ge/news/read/9234/saqartvelos-tavdacvis-ministri-espanuri-tanksawinaagmdego-sistemebis-sachvenebel-swavlebas-daeswro
- ↑ (in en) MEGA REPORTAGEM FORÇA AÉREA PORTUGUESA, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuGDP4RafkM, retrieved 2022-09-07
- ↑ "Spain to send grenade launchers and machine guns to Ukraine, minister says" (in en). Reuters. 2022-03-02. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spain-send-grenade-launchers-machine-guns-ukraine-minister-says-2022-03-02/.
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