Difference between a carbine and a assault rifle?

Carbine and Rifles

Rifle or an assault riffle comes with the standard barrel length as that can be used by infantry forces whereas the carbine is the same gun (in terms of ammo type and class) with short (reduced) barrel length useful for cavlary kind of mounted units. Carbines are most used in close combats.

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