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{{Infobox weapon
| name               = KAR 78
| image              = [[File:KAR 78.png|frameless|center]]
| image_size         = 300
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| caption            = KAR 78 original model
| type               = Assault Rifle
| origin             = {{flag|Saratov}}
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<!-- Service history -->
| service            = 1980-2006
| used_by            = [[KAR 78|Users]]
* {{flagicon|Saratov|}} [[Saratovan Army]]
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| wars               = {{Plainlist|
* [[Saratovan Red Dawn]]
}}
<!-- Production history -->
| designer           = [[Kerenko Arms Corporation]]
| design_date        = 1978
| manufacturer       = [[Kerenko Arms Corporation]]
| unit_cost          = 1,100 QBC/3,300 [[Saratovan Tenge|STT]]
| production_date    = 1980-2005
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| mass               = 4.8 kg 
| length             = 1040mm
| barrel_length        = 590mm
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| action             = Gas Operated
| rate               = 600 rounds per minute
| velocity           = 852 m/s 
| range              = 800-1,800 m
| max_range          = 1,800 m
| feed               = 30/40 Magazines
| sights             = Iron Sights
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The '''KAR 78''' is a [[Saratov|Saratovan]] Assault Rifle design by the [[Kerenko Arms Corporation]], it was used in the Saratovan Army and is currently used in various paramilitaries due to its reliability.

==Users==
===Paramilitaries===
*[[Blade PMC]]
===Countries===
* {{flag|Saratov}} -  [[Saratovan Army]] and [[Saratovan Navy]]
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[[Category:Terraconserva]]
[[Category:Saratov]]
[[Category:Firearm]]
[[Category:Kerenko Arms Corporation]]