C8A3

Three additional C8 variants exist. The C8CQB similar to the Mark 18 Mod 0 CQBR, having a 250 mm (10 in) barrel and a Vortex Flash Hider made by Smith Enterprise Inc. The smaller Personal Defense Weapon (PDW) has an overall length of 530 mm (20.7 in) with stock fully retracted. It has a 140 mm (5.7 in) barrel and the receiver extension has been shortened by 42 mm (1.65 in). A further upgrade upon the C8FTHB is currently being slowly integrated. The new version will be designated the C8A3. The C8A3 will combine the C8FTHB with the upgrades found on the C7A2. These improvements include green furniture, ambidextrous fire selector, magazine catch, and an extended ambidextrous charging handle.

In Project Reality, the C8A3 is the carbine variant of the Canadian Forces' main rifle. With v1.2, the Dutch Forces uses the C7A1 as their carbine version of the C7A1.

Variants

 * C8A3
 * Used by Canadian Forces
 * Green furniture
 * Modificatons
 * C79 Optics
 * EOtech holographic sight
 * C8A3 Grenadier
 * Used by Canadian Forces
 * Green furniture
 * EOtech holographic sight only
 * M203A1
 * C7A1
 * Used by Dutch Forces
 * Black funiture
 * Modificatons
 * C79 Optics
 * Aimpoint Red Dot Sight
 * C7A1 Grenadier
 * Used by Dutch Forces
 * Black furniture
 * Modificatons
 * C79 Optics
 * Aimpoint Red Dot Sight
 * AG36

Trivia

 * Just like with the C7A1, when equiping the C8A1 with iron sight it became the earlier C8 rifle with fixed M16A1-style iron sight