Kar98k

The Type 98 Sniper Rifle is the bolt action sniper rifle issued to the Imperial Japanese Navy.

Battlefield 1943
The Type 98 is the IJN "Scout" kit's primary weapon. It is the highest damaging weapon in the game, being able to kill from extremely far ranges and in 2 body shots or in a single headshot. The main disadvantage to the weapon is its rate of fire, taking nearly 2 seconds to pull the bolt between shots, and its long reload. The fact that a headshot is relatively difficult to achieve and a body shot will not one-shot kill along with the slow fire rate, it can be very difficult to achieve kills.

It is a direct copy (in stats) as the Springfield rifle issued to the USMC for team balancing issues.

Trivia

 * In real life, a Type 97 sniper rifle would be issued to Japanese snipers, but DICE developers explained that they did not have a real model for the Type 97 and used a German Mauser Karibiner 98 Kurtz that they just happened to be in possession of. The name was changed to "Type 98" to give it a Japanese counterpart.