Spanish C90-CR(M3) grenade launchers
In the war with the most information in history, the C90s have become a symbol of Spanish participation in the defense of Ukraine. On 03 March 2022 it became known that Spain will send Ukraine 1,370 anti-tank grenade launchers. The Territorial Defense of Ukraine received light rocket launchers. This is reported by the Military. Terrodefense fighters demonstrated Spanish Instalaza C90 grenade launchers in March 2022.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on that Spain will provide military offensive equipment to "Ukrainian fighters", thus confirming the government's initial position that when faced with "a threat to Europe, we must give a European response - coordinated and united ".
Spain sent Ukraine 1,370 anti-tank grenade launchers and 700,000 rifled machine gun cartridges. This is the first delivery from this country. Weapons were brought to Ukraine this by two planes, the Minister of Defense of Spain, Margarita Robles, said. It is estimated that there will be a total of 1,370 anti-tank grenade launchers and 700,000 cogwheel machine gun cartridges, as well as light machine guns. "The planes of the Air Force will fly to Poland on Friday morning, to a point near the Ukrainian border, where they will be picked up by representatives of the Ukrainian authorities," the minister explained in a statement to "Antena 3".Regarding changes in the position regarding the supply of weapons, the head of the Ministry of Defense noted that Spain has already sent humanitarian aid, and that Russia's "unprecedented aggression" towards Ukraine is "growing every day."
Therefore, as she explained, the government decided: in view of the unfolding of events and the growth of aggression towards the civilian population, to start supplying weapons. Because this is a legitimate defense, which is carried out in accordance with all norms of international law and will contribute to it by sending military offensive equipment "within the framework of the unity of the European Union".
Regarding the criticism of the Podemos party over the sending of weapons, Robles noted that Second Vice Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz and Universities Minister Juan Subritas supported the decision. "This is the position of the prime minister," she added.
An unknown number of tanks have been destroyed with them, especially in the first phase of the war, when the Ukrainians successfully resisted hiding in the forests around Kiev and ambushing the endless column of Russian tanks. Because the C90 is good for guerrilla warfare . "It is designed to get very close to the target, stealthily, shoot and leave the abandoned tube in place (it is a single-use rocket and the tube that launches it is disposable) before fleeing," Enrique explains to EL PERIÓDICO DE ESPAÑA . Navarro , military, former director at the Ministry of Defense and now a consultant in Security and Defense. "The range it has is between 300 and 500 meters, but the greater the distance, the less penetration capacity."
One of the first references to the use of the C90 on the ground is from March 7, two weeks after the start of the invasion of Ukraine. In a video posted by the Twitter account specializing in weapons used in Ukraine Weapons Tracker, a soldier was seen holding a copy of the Instalaza C90-CR (M3.5) with one hand. Amid the sounds of the bombs, the smiling soldier gave the camera a thumbs up.
The image showed a tank stranded on a mound in the middle of a river. Suddenly, a hissing, dry sound was heard, and an explosion. The car, which was wrecked in the middle of the body of water it was trying to cross, was Russian; the soldier, who shot hidden among the nearby trees, Ukrainian; and the weapon, Spanish. Specifically, a C90 grenade launcher manufactured by the Zaragoza company Instalaza. Interesting video from the Russian crossing attempt near Dronivka, reportedly Spanish-supplied Instalaza C90 in use by Ukrainian SOF to finish off an abandoned Russian BMP.
“Hello everyone, look what the Territorial Defense Forces (former reservist soldiers recruited from each region to fight against Russia) have. If we have this, imagine what the Armed Forces wear. An enigma for the "Russian liberators". We are going to destroy you, orcs (derogatory way of referring to the invaders)”.
It is very difficult to know how many Russian tanks the Ukrainian army has disabled in this war using the Spanish grenade launchers.
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