Editing MATADOR (section)

==Combat history==

* The MATADOR saw its first combat deployment in January 2009, by [[Israel Defence Forces]] soldiers during [[Operation Cast Lead]] in the [[Gaza Strip]]. MATADOR-AS was used to breach walls in structures, allowing IDF troops to pass through and attack opponents inside.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.zinio.com/express3?issue=368748439 | title=Wall-Breaching Weapon Debuts | publisher=Defense Technology International |date=1 February 2009 | access-date=14 February 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090304162824/http://www.zinio.com/express3?issue=368748439 | archive-date=4 March 2009 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
* In 2022, Ukrainian forces used MATADORs supplied by Germany against Russian forces during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref name="jp-20220420">{{cite news |url=https://www.jpost.com/international/article-704680 |title=Israeli weapon seen used by Neo-Nazi Ukrainian unit against Russia |last=Starr |first=Michael |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |date=20 April 2022 |access-date=10 May 2022 |archive-date=9 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509211001/https://www.jpost.com/international/article-704680 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* According to reports from Ukraine, the RGW-90 is capable of penetrating lightly armoured APCs and IFVs, but not guaranteed to easily defeat tank [[reactive armour]]. ''“This summer, the soldiers of the 93rd Brigade fired RGW90 into the forehead of a Russian tank with reactive armor. The tank was not destroyed, but it was stopped, and soldiers who were on the top of the tank got minced,”'' the military stated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mil.in.ua/en/news/the-ukrainian-military-shared-their-assessment-of-the-rgw-90-matador-grenade-launcher/|title=The Ukrainian military shared their assessment of the RGW-90 Matador grenade launcher|access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref>
* The MATADOR is seeing extensive usage in the [[Gaza war]] with numerous filmed clips of it being fired according to its Israeli main designation as a means to burst concrete obstacles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ישראל ימין עכשיו • ISRAEL NOW GAZA גל פתוח |url=https://t.me/israel_yamin/37685 |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=Telegram}}</ref> During the initial [[Hamas]] offensive several MATADORs were captured by militants in Israeli bases and taken back to Gaza.