The Ukrainian soldier's praise for the Spanish Instalaza C90 rocket launcher

One of the first pieces of Spanish military aid that arrived in Ukraine after the Russian invasion in February 2022 was an effective anti-tank weapon.

The firing of a Spanish C-90 rocket launcher against a Russian armored vehicle in Ukraine
Impressive images of the launch of an Instalaza C-90 of the Spanish Army

In early March 2022, we learned of the Ukrainian Army's receipt of the first Instalaza C90 rocket launchers. Specifically, the models received were the C90-CR (M3.5) type, the latest anti-tank version of this rocket launcher. So far, the Spanish government has not revealed how many units of this weapon it has donated to Ukraine, but a few days ago, the Ukrainian channel Valgear talked about several hundred rocket launchers.

In a video published about this weapon, Valgear shows how to use and fire (he performs a test shot against a stationary target) the C90-CR-RB (M3.5), a high-explosive anti-tank version weighing 5.3 kg, with an effective range of 350 meters and a penetration of 500 mm in armor and 1,000 mm in concrete, according to the manufacturer's website.

The weapon shown in the video belongs to batch 05-INS-24, consisting of 1,922 C90-CR-CB rocket launchers distributed in boxes with three launchers each, as seen in a Spanish Army data sheet shown by the video's author. Valgear lavishes praise on this weapon, noting that it is lighter compared to similar weapons. In fact, the video title refers to the C90 as "the best anti-tank launcher":

The video appears to be aimed at Ukrainian soldiers to show them how to handle this weapon. You can see some screenshots below.

The C90-CR-CB (M3.5) with the safety covers that cover its optics and its cocking and firing mechanism.

The indications that point to this C90 variant. Specifically, it is an anti-tank weapon with a high-explosive warhead.

The optics and the cocking and firing mechanism without the safety covers. The black button with stripes in the center is the trigger. To its left, we see the safety already disengaged, and to the right, we see the lever for cocking the rocket launcher before firing.

The C90 rocket launchers as they come in their box. They are plywood boxes with three launchers each. Each launcher comes in an individual bag. On the right, we see the instruction manual for this weapon.

The video's author displays the C90 instruction manual. It's in Spanish. Here, the video's author is pointing out the danger zones (15 meters) and caution zones (75 meters) when firing the weapon.

The section of the instruction manual that shows the different grenades of the C90-CR, the anti-tank variant. On the left we see the grenade of the C90-CR-RB (M3.5) model, which is the one the Ukrainian soldier fires in the video.

The Ukrainian soldier moments before firing the C90. As seen in the video, the shot generates quite a bit of smoke in front of and behind the launcher.

The rear of the C90-CR-RB (M3.5) grenade. On the left, we see the base of the fins, already broken. The video shows the deep hole made by the projectile.