The C90-CR-AM (M3.5) is Instalaza's Spanish dual-purpose 90 mm C90-CR variant, combining anti-armour penetration with a fragmentation effect in a disposable shoulder-launched weapon system. Instalaza lists it as the AM load in the C90-CR (M3.5) table, while open-source Ukraine reporting identified a C90-CR-AM M3.5 among newly supplied anti-tank weapons seen with Ukrainian Azov combatants in March 2022.
Militant Wire and Soldat & Technik both cited March 2022 War Noir reporting that an Instalaza C90-CR-AM M3.5 appeared among newly supplied anti-tank weapons with Ukrainian Azov combatants; the open sources support observation in Ukrainian hands, not confirmed firing or battlefield effect.
Role detailsThe Ukraine row is intentionally narrow. It rests on open-source reporting of a March 2022 video in which a C90-CR-AM M3.5 was identified among newly supplied anti-tank weapons with Ukrainian combatants; it does not establish confirmed firing, target effects, or a complete inventory count. Yemen reporting remains at C90-series launcher level and is not used for an AM-specific conflict row.
The AM load is the C90-CR family's dual-purpose branch: it keeps armour and concrete penetration figures in the same table as the anti-tank RB and anti-bunker BK loads, while adding a fragmentation effect for exposed or lightly protected targets.
Dual-purpose anti-armour and fragmentation load.
Listed by Instalaza between the RB anti-tank and FIM smoke munitions.
350 m against point targets and 700 m against area targets.
The area-target figure is the longest range shown for a C90-CR (M3.5) combat load.
220 mm armour-steel penetration, 500 mm concrete penetration, and more than 1,000 fragments.
Forecast International describes the older C-90-C-AM lineage as a combined anti-armour and anti-personnel fragmentation branch.
Instalaza presents the M3.5 C90-CR family as four 90 mm loads for the same disposable launcher: RB anti-tank, AM dual-purpose, FIM smoke, and BK anti-bunker.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
 | Anti-tank load | Instalaza lists RB as the C90-CR (M3.5) anti-tank munition, separate from the AM dual-purpose load. Sources: C90-CR (M3.5) Weapon System |
| Smoke load | Instalaza lists FIM as the C90-CR (M3.5) smoke munition in the same four-load table. Sources: C90-CR (M3.5) Weapon System |
| Anti-bunker load | Instalaza lists BK as the C90-CR (M3.5) anti-bunker munition, with different penetration and fragment figures from the AM load. Sources: C90-CR (M3.5) Weapon System |
Instalaza describes the C90-CR (M3.5) as a disposable weapon system in which the projectile is housed in the launcher tube rather than loaded into a separate reusable launcher.
| Compatible item | Item type | Compatibility evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Disposable 90 mm launcher family | Instalaza's C90-CR (M3.5) product page lists C90-CR-AM (M3.5) as the dual-purpose AM variant within the same disposable C90-CR launcher family. Sources: C90-CR (M3.5) Weapon System |
Instalaza's history records operational evaluation and entry into service of the first C90 weapon system.
Sources: Instalaza History
Instalaza lists the third C90 generation as entering service in 1995, part of the family evolution that preceded the C90-CR M3 and M3.5 presentations.
Sources: Instalaza History, Forecast International C-90 Series
Instalaza's history places the fourth-generation C90 weapon system in service in 2008.
Sources: Instalaza History
Instalaza describes the C90 Reusable as an ultralight launcher tube for latest-generation C90 ammunition; its current ammunition table keeps a CR-AM dual-purpose round alongside anti-tank, smoke, anti-bunker, and enhanced-blast loads.
Sources: Instalaza History, C90 Reusable Weapon System
Instalaza's current C90-CR (M3.5) page lists C90-CR-AM (M3.5) as the dual-purpose anti-armour and fragmentation munition in the disposable launcher family.
Sources: C90-CR (M3.5) Weapon System
