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{{Infobox weapon
|name=C90-CR
|image=File:C-90.jpg
|image_size=300
|caption=C-90
|origin= Spain
|type=Anti-tank weapon<br>[[Engineering:Rocket-propelled grenade|Rocket-propelled grenade]]
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|is_ranged=yes
|is_explosive=yes
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|service=1990–present
|used_by= See Users
|wars= [[Social:Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)|Yemeni Civil War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://armamentresearch.com/research-report-no-6-spanish-c90-cr-rocket-launchers-alhambra-hand-grenades-in-yemen/|title = Research Report No. 6: Spanish C90-CR rocket launchers & Alhambra hand grenades in Yemen |work= Armament Research Services (ARES)|date = 30 August 2016}}</ref><br>
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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|designer=Instalaza
|design_date=
|manufacturer=Instalaza
|unit_cost= €2,099 (2022)<ref name="lanzagranadas resistencia ucraniana">{{Cite news |last=Salvador |first=Antonio |date=3 March 2022 |title=Así son los lanzagranadas 'made in Zaragoza' que España enviará a la resistencia ucraniana |language=es |work=El Independiente |publication-place=Madrid, Spain |url=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. |url-status=live |access-date=5 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309113830/https://www.elindependiente.com/espana/2022/03/03/estas-son-las-armas-que-mandara-espana-a-la-resistencia-ucraniana-en-el-primer-envio/ |archive-date=9 March 2022}}</ref>
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|weight=5.3 kg
|length=940 mm<ref>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</ref>
|crew=
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|cartridge=Tandem HE<ref name="Guide">{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/weg2001.pdf|title=OPFOR Worldwide Equipment Guide|accessdate=2010-07-12|date=September 2001}}</ref>
|caliber=90 mm
|action=
|rate=
|velocity=160 m/sec<ref name="Military Factory">{{cite web |title=Instalaza C90 |url=https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.php?smallarms_id=955 |website=Military Factory |publisher=MilitaryFactory.com |access-date=1 March 2022}}</ref>
|range=350 m (point target)<ref name="Instalaza">{{cite web |title=C90-CR (M3), the lightest infantry weapon system in its class |url=https://instalaza.com/producto/c90-cr-m3/?lang=en |website=Instalaza |publisher=Instalaza |access-date=1 March 2022}}</ref>
|max_range=700 m (area target)<ref name="Instalaza"/>
|feed=
|sights=fixed 2× optical sight standard
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The Instalaza '''C90''' is a 90&nbsp;mm disposable, shoulder-fired and one-man operated [[Engineering:Rocket-propelled grenade|rocket-propelled grenade]] launcher (RPG) which can be fitted with a VN38-C night vision device for full night combat capability.<ref name="Site">{{cite web|url=http://usuarios.multimania.es/instalaza/C-90.html|title=C-90-CR (M3)|accessdate=2010-07-12|language=Spanish|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109010252/http://usuarios.multimania.es/instalaza/C-90.html|archivedate=2011-01-09}}</ref> It is being used as an infantry-type weapon, with Instalaza also claiming it to be the, "lightest infantry weapons system in its class".<ref name="Instalaza" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.instalaza.es/eng/productos3.html|title=La Empresa|accessdate=2010-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919191858/http://www.instalaza.es/eng/productos3.html|archive-date=2010-09-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Variants==
[[File:Una escopeta, una pistola y un lanzacohetes anticarro Instalaza C-90 de la Infantería de Marina española (34972210051).jpg|thumb|C90CR (on the right)]]
The following are variants produced by Instalaza:<ref name="Site" />
* C90-CR (M3) – equipped with hollow-charge warhead of different types. Has armor penetration of 400&nbsp;mm.<ref name="Guide" />
* C90-CR-RB (M3.5) and the C-90-CR-RB (M3) – equipped with hollow-charge warhead. Has armor penetration of 500&nbsp;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&nbsp;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.<ref>[https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2022/03/09/62285d40e4d4d82b718b4596.html Los lanzagranadas C-90 enviados por España ya están en manos de los soldados ucranianos] El Mundo (9 marzo 2022)</ref><ref>[https://www.elespanol.com/mundo/europa/20220307/lanzagranadas-c-90-enviados-pedro-sanchez-ejercito-ucraniano/655434856_0.html Los lanzagranadas C-90 enviados por Pedro Sánchez ya están en manos del Ejército ucraniano] El Español (7 marzo, 2022)</ref> There are images of at least one Russian infantry fighting vehicle being destroyed by a C-90 near Dronivka.<ref>[https://www.epe.es/es/internacional/20220602/lanzagranadas-espanol-c90-ucrania-13748982 El lanzagranadas español C90 en Ucrania: 1.400 unidades, tres meses destruyendo tanques] El Periódico de España (02 de junio del 2022)</ref><ref>[https://www.elperiodico.com/es/videos/internacional/blindado-bmp-ruso-destruido-lanzagranadas-instalaza-espana/13752982.shtml BMP ruso destruido por un lanzagranadas Instalaza c90 español en Dronivka por fuerzas especiales ucranianas] El Periódico (01/06/2022)</ref>

==Users==
[[File:C90-CR (M3) Users.png|thumb|Map with C90-CR (M3) users in blue]]<!--READ FIRST: This section is for cited entries only. Please do not add entries into this list without a citation from a reliable source. All entries without a citation will be removed. Thank you.-->
;{{flag|Brunei}}
*Royal Brunei Land Forces

;{{flag|Colombia}}
*Colombian Army

; {{ECU}}
* Ecuadorian Army

; {{Flag|El Salvador}}
* Salvadoran Army

;{{flag|Estonia}}<ref name="EDM">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mod.gov.ee/et/relvastus |title=Estonian Ministry of Defence |access-date=2011-06-19 |archive-date=2011-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527175040/http://www.mod.gov.ee/et/relvastus |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*Estonian Defence Forces.

;{{flag|Georgia}}<ref>https://mod.gov.ge/ge/news/read/9234/saqartvelos-tavdacvis-ministri-espanuri-tanksawinaagmdego-sistemebis-sachvenebel-swavlebas-daeswro</ref>
*Defense Forces of Georgia.

;{{flag|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.

;{{flag|India}}
*Indian Army;  C-90-CR-RB (M3) only.
;{{flag|Italy}}
*Italian Army. In use with Special Forces. Versions C-90CR antiarmor, C-90AM antipersonnel and C-90BK bunker buster.

;{{flag|Kuwait}}
*Kuwait National Guard

;{{flag|Malaysia}}
*Malaysian Army
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* {{wipe|Portuguese Air Force}}<ref>{{Citation |title=MEGA REPORTAGEM FORÇA AÉREA PORTUGUESA |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuGDP4RafkM |language=en |access-date=2022-09-07}}</ref>
;{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
*Saudi Arabian Army

;{{flag|Spain}}<ref name="Guide"/>
*Spanish Army
*Spanish Marines
*{{wipe|Spanish Air Force}}
*Guardia Civil

;{{flag|Ukraine}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-03-02 |title=Spain to send grenade launchers and machine guns to Ukraine, minister says |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spain-send-grenade-launchers-machine-guns-ukraine-minister-says-2022-03-02/ |access-date=2022-03-08}}</ref>
*Territorial Defense Forces: 1,370 rockets

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.instalaza.es/ Instalaza Homepage]

[[Category:Anti-tank rockets]]

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