Since the Karabiner 98k rifle was shorter than the earlier Karabiner 98b (the 98b was a carbine in name only, a version of Gewehr 98 long rifle with upgraded sights), it was given the designation Karabiner 98 Kurz, meaning "Carbine 98 Short". The Karabiner 98k was derived from earlier rifles, namely the Mauser Standardmodell and the Karabiner 98b, which in turn had both been developed from the Gewehr 98. Although supplemented by semi- and fully automatic rifles during World War II, it remained the primary German service rifle until the end of World War II in 1945. It was one of the final developments in the long line of Mauser military rifles. The ZF-41 was the most produced optic for the German military with roughly a 100 000 produced by the end of the war.The Karabiner 98 Kurz (often abbreviated Kar98k, K98, or K98k) was a bolt action rifle chambered for the 7.92 x 57mm Mauser cartridge that was adopted as the standard service rifle in 1935 by the German Wehrmacht. Mauser 98K Fallschirmjäger model was a take down model of the original rifle, it could be split apart to become compact and then quickly put together when it was needed. These rounds were called Nahpatrone (cartridge for short distances) since it also meant a lower effective range. As with any other suppressed weapon subsonic ammo is a must for optimal dampening of sound. The suppressor was mounted the same way as the rifle grenade launcher ( Schiessbecher). Several models of suppressors were made starting in 1944 (like the L 25 and L 27 types), but the most similar to the fhsw version is the L 53 as it quite long and has a plain exterior, although the L 25 looks similar aswell it is quite short. Equiped with a Zielfernrohr 41 scope, you can kill your opponents from a far and meanwhile, if there are enemies around you looking for you, you can just shoot without any insidious sounds! In FHSW, you can use a suppressed Kar98 both without and with a scope. Mauser 98K with Silencer Mauser 98K with Silencerĭuring the war, the Germans used silencers on the Mauser 98k sniper rifles. While kits with an K98 with Zf41 mounted can be selected when spawning or found otherwise on certain maps, such as Cretan Village. The high power scope can only be found on the maps either in bases or "sniper nests" such as towers. A less common type of rifle grenade are HEAT variants to destroy vehicles.īoth a low power optic Zf41 and an higher power scope is available. Most rifleman kits have atleast one GewehrSprenggranate 30, explosive effective against infantry. Two types of rifle grenades are available, all loaded on the mountable " Schiessbecher". More then 14,000,000 rifles were to be produced between 19 by the nine factories and it was the most produced Mauser rifle since! A less drastic example of simplification was the kriegsmodell which merely removed or simplified features of the K98 such as removing the bayonet lug. This became the Volkssturmkarabiner 98 or VK-98. Later in the war, the Germans needed a weapon that could be produced more quickly for the Volkssturm. One exception is the Polish resistance which use the K98 and other captured weapons during the Warsaw Uprising.
Ingame the weapon is used by German riflemen, engineers and tankhunters either equipped with a type of Panzerfaust, Molotov Cocktail or Geballte Ladung. Ingame the rifle has multiple accesories such as two scopes, a silencer, though the only instance with two at once is with an low-power optic and silencer. It was shorter, had a stepped barrel like the G98, a side postioned sling, a compact turned down bolt handle, a wide lower band and a tanged leaf rear sight.
This weapon was the 3rd carbine version of the WW1 Mauser rifle, the Mauser Gewehr 98 or G98. It was designated as a carbine (Karabiner) but it was in actuality a short rifle. The Mauser Karabiner 98 kurz (often abbreviated as Kar98k, K98, or K98k) was the German standard handweapon of the infantry.
Unknown High Power Scope type from Bf1942/FH (see pic)