C90-CR | |
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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] |
Caliber | 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]
The following are variants produced by Instalaza: [7]
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]
C90-CR | |
---|---|
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] |
Caliber | 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]
The following are variants produced by Instalaza: [7]
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]