Karabiner 98a
Karabiner 98AZ / Karabiner 98a
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Karabiner 98a
Karabiner 98AZ / Karabiner 98a
Not to be confused with the later Karabiner 98k or the earlier Karabiner 98A (uppercase A), the Karabiner 98a (Kar 98a) was a shorter version of the Gewehr 98 originally made for cavalry and support unit use. The Karabiner 98A, adopted in February 1902, had a considerably shorter barrel than the Gewehr 98 and was also lighter at 3.42 kg (7.5 lb) empty. Experiments in 1904 with Karabiner 98A carbines rechambered for the S Patrone cartridge showed excessive recoil and muzzle flash problems, leading to the suspension of production in 1905.[16] The Gewehr Prüfungs Kommission (GPK) started developing a new carbine with a longer barrel and a different stock to address these problems; by the mid-summer of 1907, the longer barrelled prototype carbines showed more acceptable recoil and muzzle blast behavior with the S Patrone.
In January 1908, the Karabiner Model 1898 AZ (Kar 98AZ) was accepted for service. The new features were a small diameter (33 mm (1.30 in)) receiver ring, tapered rather than stepped barrel contour, an L-shaped stacking rod attached to the stock near the muzzle, and a turned-down bolt handle and recess in the stock in the same fashion as the Gewehr 98s sniper variant. The “AZ” stands for “Aufpflanz-und-Zusammensetzvorrichtung”,[17] meaning “with bayonet attachment point and stacking rod”. At the end of World War I about 1,500,000 short rifles had been produced. In 1923, the AZ was renamed to ‘a’, as Germany sought to distinguish the model from the newer ‘b’ and ‘k’ models.[18]
During World War I, the Karabiner 98a was issued to light infantry, cavalry, mountain troops, and later to assault troops. It was liked because it was lighter and shorter than the Gewehr 98, and was thus better suited for use in trench assaults. 
Id love to see more carbines in the game, true a carbine is just a shorter rifle so copy paste. But Japan, US, and the USSR already have carbines adding another could be fun. I would love to see more br1 love in the game, in fact just more content in general. As sad as it is we have 6 kar98, 6 1903, 6 of the same arisaka99. The G40K would be another great choice who does not want to hack a foot of a four-foot gun. given drought periods without events the Kar98A would make a great weapon for a filler event.