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Battlefield 3
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Battlefield 3 (also known as BF3) is the twelfth installment of the Battlefield series, and direct sequel to Battlefield 2. The game was developed by the Swedish company Digital Illusions CE (DICE) and published by Electronic Arts in 2011 for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. The game is powered by the proprietary Frostbite 2 engine, a further development of the engine used in the Bad Company games.
The following weapons appear in the video game Battlefield 3:
Handguns
Beretta 92SB
The Beretta 92SB, modified to resemble the 93R, can be unlocked as a sidearm in Co-Op requiring a 315,000 Co-Op Score. The weapon has been fitted with the 93R's muzzle brake and foregrip, and uses 20 round magazines.
Beretta M9
In the beginning of the single-player mission that was shown during gameplay footage, a Marine who is sitting in front of the player has a Beretta M9 pistol holstered to his vest. It can also be seen in the multiplayer footage of E3 that the player is reloading his M9. Another note of interest is that unlike in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Medal of Honor's multiplayer, the M9's magazine has 15 rounds + 1 in the chamber like in reality. An M9 fitted with a suppressor can be seen in the Co-Op trailer. In Multiplayer, Players unlocked additional M9's outfitted with a Tactical Light and a Sound Suppressor separately as they level (rank) up.
Glock 17
The Glock 17 is shown in an official screenshot for the Battlelog. Called "G17C", although it is modeled after a standard Glock 17 as there are no compensator cuts on the top of the slide. It comes standard with a laser sight, while a variant that has both a laser sight and a suppressor is available as a later unlock. It is the only handgun that lets you equip two attachments at a time. Also, all of the US Assault kit soldiers have a G17 in a chest holster in addition to whatever their selected sidearm is, and this G17 does not have a laser.
Glock 18
The Glock 18 appears as the "G18". It has an extended magazine base that gives it a 19 round capacity. Interestingly enough in the beta, the suppressed Glock 18 is unlocked before the standard unsupressed variant (though this has been fixed in the regular game and the unsuppressed version is unlocked at Rank 30 with the suppressed variant unlocked at 41). Note that the Battlelog picture (seen below) lacks a fire selector, but is actually different than that G17's picture. This is most likely because it is from an early build of the game, as it appears correctly in-game.
MEU(SOC) Pistol
The USMC variant of the M1911, the M-45, can be used if the player is a Battlefield Veteran or a member of the EA Gun Club. It is a standard M1911A1 with a three-hole trigger, commander-style hammer, beavertail grip safety, rubber grips, and uses 8 round magazines. It comes with additional variants that incorporate a Tactical Flashlight or Sound Suppressor.
MP-412 REX
The MP-412 revolver returns from Bad Company and Bad Company 2 as an unlockable sidearm that can only be unlocked by achieving a 63000 Co-Op Score. Unlike in Bad Company 2, the top break cartridge ejector is seen in full effect actually ejecting spent rounds as opposed to "flicking" them out.
MP-443 Grach
The MP-443 returns from Bad Company 2, as it's briefly visible in the multiplayer kill list in the "Operation Métro" trailer. It is the Russian faction's sidearm. In Multiplayer you unlock the Tactical Light and Sound Suppressor as you level up instead of gaining kills with the weapon.
Taurus Model 44
The Taurus Model 44 appears as an unlockable sidearm, and can be fitted with a scope. Appears as ".44 Magnum", one of the few weapons in game that does not go by its proper name. In campaign mode, the antagonist Solomon uses one as his personal sidearm. In multiplayer, a variant with a PK-A scope is fittingly unlocked at Rank 44.
Submachine Guns
Unlike previous games in the series, SMGs are all-kit unlockables, and not strictly limited to an Engineer/Spec Ops-type class.
Heckler & Koch MP7A1
The H&K MP7A1 can be unlocked and used by any kit, and can also be equipped with 40 round magazines, as opposed to the 20 round standard. It must be unlocked in the Co-Op mode, requiring 189,000 Score.
Heckler & Koch UMP45
A detailed pick-up icon for the Heckler & Koch UMP45 can be seen in GameSpot's recently released Tokyo Game Show gameplay footage. The game correctly depicts the UMP's single/2 round burst/full auto firing modes.
FN P90 TR
An FN P90 TR (Triple Rail) can be seen in E3 coverage from IGN. It can be used by any kit once unlocked.
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PP-2000
The PP-2000 returns from Bad Company 2, feeling much more realistic this time around, with a more believable firing rate and packing a decent punch per shot, as opposed to the previous game, in which its firing rate was more akin to a Minigun and its power-per-shot around the area of lightly tossing a handful of pebbles at your opponent's face. Comes standard with a 20 round mag, and a 40 round extended mag can be unlocked.
Shotguns
For the first time in a main Battlefield series game (excluding spinoffs like Battlefield Play4Free), shotguns can be iron-sighted, and like the SMGs, can be used in every kit. In addition, DICE made it so that their shotguns have considerable range, unlike most videogames where you have to see the whites of the enemies' eyes for shotguns to be effective.
Armsel Striker
The Armsel Striker is included, identifiable by the winding key on the front of the drum magazine. The weapon is referred to as the "DAO-12" in material advertising the game's pre-order rewards, as it was in Battlefield 2; this stands for "double action only, 12 gauge" and is a description of the weapon rather than a correct name for it. The name was kept as an homage to Battlefield 2. The weapon has an incorrect capacity of 8-rounds by default, but the correct 12 if the extended magazine attachment is used. This is most likely for balance, so players can't use a semi-auto, 12 round shotgun AND attachments on top of that.
Benelli M1014
The Benelli M1014 features semi-automatic firing and its tactical stock fully extended during gameplay. Magazine capacities available are either the civilian legal 4+1, or the full-length 6+1 (Indicating the use of 3-inch magnum rounds. The full-length tube normally holds seven 2.75-inch rounds). When reloading from empty, the player character loads a round into the chamber first, then fills the tube, and using the extended option will change the model's magazine tube accordingly, just like the 870 MCS.
M26 MASS
The M26 MASS can be mounted on any of the assault rifles in the Assault kit. It can fire buckshot, flechettes, FRAG-12 rounds, or slugs, same as the other shotguns.
Remington 870 MCS
The Remington 870 MCS appears as the "870MCS". The player pumps the shotgun very quickly, which makes it seem almost semi-automatic in-game, like a pump action combat shotgun should be. Magazine capacities are either the standard 4+1, or the extended 6+1. As with the M1014, when reloading from empty the player character loads a round into the chamber first, then fills the tube, and using the extended option will change the model's magazine tube accordingly.
Saiga-12K
The Saiga-12K returns from Battlefield 2 and is the second semi-auto shotgun unlocked. Magazine capacities are either the standard 5+1, or an extended 8+1.
USAS-12
The USAS-12 is the only full-auto shotgun in-game. The magazine capacity is incorrectly 6+1 by standard or the correct 10+1 with the extended magazines equipped, most likely for balance, same as the Striker. When optics are attached it becomes a WM-12, an American semi-auto clone of the USAS-12, but with a rail instead of the carry handle. Like all shotguns, it can utilise standard Buckshot, Slugs, Flechettes and explosive FRAG-12 rounds as well as fit a variety of accessories and attachments.
Assault Rifles & Battle Rifles
A-91
The A-91 appears as part of the incredibly vague "Compact Assault Rifle" classification, and thus is used by the 'Engineer' kit. It does not have its 40mm grenade launcher. It is the successor to the 9A-91 from Bad Company 2, albeit firing the 5.56mm NATO round instead of the 9A-91's 9x39mm one.
AEK-971
The AEK-971 is an unlock for the Assault kit. If the M320 is selected and mounted on the weapon, it will instead be a GP-30, though if set to standalone, will still be an M320.
AK-74M
The AK-74M has been seen in gameplay trailers. It is the standard assault rifle used by the Russian 'Assault' kit. If the M320 is selected and mounted on the weapon, it will instead be a GP-30, though if set to standalone, will still be an M320.
AKS-74U
The AKS-74U has been seen in gameplay trailers. In multiplayer, the AKS-74U, being a carbine, is used by the 'Engineer' kit, and is the starting weapon for Russian Engineers.
AN-94
The AN-94 returns from the Bad Company series. The AN-94's dual-rate full-auto mode has been correctly featured in Battlefield 3. When set to burst, the weapon fires an 1800RPM 2-round burst, and when set to full auto, it fires the first two shots at 1800RPM, while the rest are fired at 600RPM. If the M320 is selected and mounted on the weapon, it will instead be a GP-30, though if set to standalone, will still be an M320. The AN-94 is unique in that it starts in 2-round burst by default, in contrast to every other weapon in BF3, which all use the most aggressive fire mode available by default, usually full auto. The weapon has 2-round burst and full auto, but lacks the semi-automatic mode the real one has. This is most likely because with an 1800RPM 2-round burst mode, it would have virtually no purpose. One detail that should be noted is that in the single-player campaign, the 2 round burst is shown to incorrectly fire at the 600 rpm as opposed to the correct 1800 rpm, though this may be fixed as the game still contains a handful of bugs.
AS Val
The AS Val appears as an all kit weapon, most likely due to its small size and unique integrated suppressor, making it too specialized for any specific kit.
Colt M4/M4A1
The M4A1 Carbine is commonly seen in gameplay footage which is also in the hands of the main character. During the alpha stages footage, the in-game M4A1 can be seen fitted with iron sights, EOTech 551 Holographic sight, Trijicon TA01NSN 4x32 ACOG scope, Surefire Universal WeaponLight, AN/PEQ-2 laser designator, Magpul Ranger Plate, and a SOPMOD stock. Two different "reload-from-empty" animations have been seen. The "Fault Line" trailers had the player rack the charging handle, while in the more recent Operation Metro trailer, and the rest since then, the player uses the bolt release. It has been confirmed that both the M4A1 (full-auto) and M4 (3-round burst) will be available for use within the game. The standard M4/M4A1 has a KAC RIS handguard, Crane SOPMOD stock, aftermarket pistol grip (???), M16A1 flash hider, and Magpul Ranger Plates. In multiplayer, the M4A1, being a carbine, is used by the 'Engineer' kit, and is the starting weapon for US Engineers.
Colt M16A3/M16A4
The M16A4 rifle was one of the first weapons to be shown in early gameplay footage, but was lacking rear iron sights and even optical sights because of the alpha stage development; these were added later on. Some later footage showed the M16 with the gas block missing when mounting sights, but this too was corrected in the final release. Both the M16A3 (full-auto) and M16A4 (3-round burst) are available for use within the game. They have M16A1 flash hiders and a rail cover on the right side rail, and the fire selector is also always set to semi. It is the standard assault rifle used by the US 'Assault' kit.
DIO KH2002 Sama
The Xbox 360 Operation Guillotine gameplay trailer shows a PLR militant using the DIO KH2002 Sama assault rifle. The weapon is a bullpup conversion of the DIO S-5.56 assault rifle, which is a direct copy of the Norinco CQ assault rifle. The KH2002 was put into service in 2004 as a replacement for the Iranian Military's obsolete G3A3. The model featured in the game is the improved Sama model introduced in 2009, as noted by the diagonal cuts on the receiver as opposed to horizontal, side mounted rails and the combination of long carry handle and barrel mounted front sight. The improved foregrip of the Sama model only appears if the Foregrip attachment is used in multiplayer
In campaign mode, the weapon is often found in the hands of Iranian Army soldiers after the PLR's hostile takeover. It fires in single shot and 3-round burst firing modes, and uses Russian optics. It can be unlocked for multiplayer use via co-op mode.
FN F2000 Tactical
The FN F2000 returns from the Bad Company series, and has much more realistic statistics, most notably that it doesn't have a fire rate resembling a minigun. Due to its lack of an underslung rail, an M320 or M26 MASS will always be carried as a standalone if the F2000 is equipped, though this may or may not change in the final game.
FN Mk 17 Mod 0 (SCAR-H CQC)
The First Generation FN Mk 17 Mod 0, or SCAR-H CQC, can be seen in the new Caspian Border gameplay trailer. In multiplayer, the SCAR-H is used by the 'Engineer' kit. A modelling mistakes shows the fire selector switch set on semi-auto as the weapon itself fires on full-auto by default.
Heckler & Koch G36C
A Heckler & Koch G36C is briefly seen being used by one of the players in PAX coverage from NVIDIA. It can fire, semi, auto, or two-round burst. In multiplayer, the G36C, being a carbine, is used by the 'Engineer' kit.
Heckler & Koch G3A3
In the new "Securing the Apartment Block" gameplay footage that was recorded at the Tokyo Game Show, a pick-up icon for a G3A3 can be seen. Since Battlefield 3 takes place (for the most part) in Northern Iraq and Iran, it is entirely possible that this is actually an Iranian manufactured G3 and not a standard H&K one. The Iranian-manufactured version differs in that it utilizes a slimline handguard and has Farsi writing on the receiver, whereas the version depicted appears to have a wide handguard.
Heckler & Koch HK416
The HK416 returns from Bad Company and Bad Company 2 having a 10.4" barrel and OD furniture. It is the first unlock for the Assault kit and can have an M320 (which replaces the kit's Medkit) mounted as long as a grip or bipod are not. It once again appears as the "M416," seemingly just because that's what it was called in the Bad Company games since it is no longer shown as a standardised US military weapon in singleplayer. For some reason it has semi, auto, and two round burst firing modes, something that most Stoner platforms aren't capable of.
Magpul PDR
The Magpul PDR appears as an all kit weapon. For unknown reasons, it appears as the "PDW-R".
SIG SG 553
The SG 553 has been confirmed by DICE in the official Battlefield Blog. In multiplayer, being a carbine, is used by the 'Engineer' kit. It can only be unlocked in Co-Op by achieving a score of 378,000.
Machine Guns
Heckler & Koch M27 IAR
The Heckler & Koch M27 IAR is the starting weapon for the US support class, and uses a 45-round extended magazine.
M240B
The M240B appears in the hands of some U.S. Marines, and in the hands of the player, fitted with an EOTech Holographic Weapon Sight (HWS). The trailer shows the weapon as having a deployable bipod which can be used to increase accuracy during prolonged firing, at the cost of player mobility.
M249 SAW / Mk 46 Mod 0 Hybrid
An M249 SAW is featured in the game. It has a STANAG magazine well, making it an M249 variant, though the rest of the gun's features belong to the Mk 46 Mod 0.
M60E4
The M60E4 is the last MG to be unlocked in the Support kit. Extended magazines gifts the weapon with a massive 200 round box and this is visually shown on the weapon when attached.
Norinco QJY-88
The Norinco QJY-88 returns from Bad Company 2, once again called the "Type 88". It appears in the material marketing the pre-order rewards.
PKP Pecheneg
The PKP Pecheneg has been seen in gameplay trailers.
RPKM
The RPKM is the starting weapon for the Russian Support class. It is incorrectly named RPK-74M, and does the same damage as all of the 5.45mm and 5.56mm weapons in the game, showing that the magazine model is the incorrect part of the weapon, and it was supposed to be the 74 variant.
Sniper Rifles
Unusually, Recon players can opt for low-magnification optics, unmagnified reflex/red-dot sights, or even iron-sights in lieu of the standard high-magnification optics.
Barrett M82A3
The M82A3 (aka M107) is confirmed to be in the game, however, DICE felt that the .50 caliber round it uses would either be overpowered if depicted properly, or feel useless if kept balanced, so they opted to simply not have it in multiplayer. Hence, it only appears in the singleplayer level "Kaffarov", wherein player character Dmitri Mayakovsky wrestles it out of the hands of one of the titular arms dealer's mercenaries and uses it to provide his comrades with sniper cover. In this single appearance, it's equipped with a thermal scope.
Barrett M98B
The M98B is the last bolt action unlocked.
M39 EMR
The M39 EMR is the last rifle unlocked for the Recon class.
M40A5
The M40A5 is the second bolt-action rifle unlocked for the Recon class.
Mk 11 Mod 0
The Mk 11 Mod 0 appears in the "Operation Métro" multiplayer trailer.
Norinco NDM-86
The .308 variant of the Norinco NDM-86 returns from Battlefield Play4Free, once again appearing as the SVD
SKS
The SKS is seen mentioned in pre-order information. In-game, it has synthetic Tapco furniture and uses 20 round magazines.
SV-98
The SV-98 returns as the first unlockable bolt action rifle.
Launchers
FGM-148 Javelin
The Javelin appears and can be used in either top-down or direct-fire modes, and obviously needs a lock to fire. In the campaign, Blackburn uses one during "Operation Guillotine;" here it has infinite ammunition. During the latter sequence, the Javelin is shown firing at absurdly short range; in real life it has a minimum range of around 250 feet.
FIM-92A Stinger
The FIM-92A Stinger appears as the American Engineer's anti-air launcher.
GP-30
Interestingly, if the M320 is mounted to a Russian weapon, it instead becomes a GP-30, though the name is not mentioned.
Heckler & Koch M320
The M320 is the standard grenade launcher and can fire standard HE rounds, buckshot, or smoke rounds. It can either be mounted on the rifle, or standalone.
M136 AT4
The M136 AT4 appears in the hands of US Marines. In the trailer, it seems to have a pistol grip instead of having the trigger on the back of the weapon behind the sights. The AT4 will only appear in the Singleplayer campaign.
M224 Mortar
At the start of "Operation Guillotine," Blackburn is tasked with briefly carrying an M224 Mortar as he advances with his fellow Marines; here it cannot be used by the player, and is used by NPCs to fire illumination rounds during the night-time mission. In multiplayer it can be used by the Support class; the M224 in multiplayer has infinite ammunition and can fire smoke or HE rounds. In both cases, it is shown with no baseplate fitted, which would make it practically impossible to actually use.
Mk 153 Mod 0 SMAW
The Mk 153 Mod 0 SMAW appears as the American Engineer's unguided rocket launcher.
RPG-7V2
The RPG-7 makes a return in Battlefield 3, as it was seen in Operation Metro multiplayer trailer.
SA-18 Grouse
The SA-18 Grouse (Russian: 9K38 Igla) appears as the Russian Engineer's anti-air launcher. Oddly, in game it is named "SA-18 Igla", using the US designation for the weapon, but the Russian nickname.
Explosives
M15 Anti-Tank mine
The M15 Anti-Tank mine can be used by the Engineer kit.
M18A1 Claymore
M18A1 Claymore anti-personnel mines can also be used by the Support kit.
M67 Hand Grenade
The M67 hand grenade is the primary grenade seen in Battlefield 3, used by all factions. Instead of a grenade indicator, the body of the grenade flashes to make it more easily visible. In multiplayer, every kit gets one as standard, but can equip more by using the "FRAG" specialization. There are two ways to throw grenades; either using a hotkey which does not allow them to be cooked, or by selecting the grenade as a weapon, which does.
M84 stun grenade
Blackburn uses an M84 stun grenade to disorient a group of PLR fighters at the bottom of an elevator shaft.
Mounted Weapons
Browning M2HB
The Browning M2HB heavy machine gun appears in the game mounted on vehicles, including M1A2 Abrams tanks.
DShK heavy machine gun (mounting)
Mountings for the DShK heavy machine gun can be seen on Iranian Type-72Z main battle tanks, modernised versions of the Russian T-55. These tanks seem to have been modelled from museum display vehicles, since the gun itself is missing from the mounting.
GAU-8/A Avenger
The General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger appears in the game as the secondary armament of the A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack jet.
GE M134 Minigun
The GE M134 Minigun is seen mounted on AH-6 Little Birds strafing ground targets, as well as the UH-1Y Venom, and oddly its Russian counterpart, the Ka-60 Kasatka.
Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1
The Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 appears in the game as the secondary armament of the Su-35BM Flanker-E fighter jet.
Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2
The Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2 appears in the game as the secondary armament of the SU-25TM (SU-39) Frogfoot ground attack jet.
Kord
The Kord heavy machine gun is mounted on the T-90A tank, and a number of technicals.
M61 Vulcan
The M61 Vulcan appears in the game as the secondary armament of the F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jets. M61s are also seen in Phalanx installations on American warships, and in multiplayer the US base is protected by a land-based Phalanx C-RAM installation.
M197 Vulcan
The M197 Vulcan appears in the game as the secondary armament of the AH-1Z Viper helicopter.
M240C
The M240C machine gun is coaxially mounted on the M1A2 Abrams MBT.
M242 Bushmaster
The M242 Bushmaster chaingun is the main gun of the LAV-25.
Mk 19
The Mk 19 grenade launcher is seen mounted on M1114 Humvees and AAVP7A1 amphibious transports.
PKT
The PKT machine gun is co-axially mounted on the T-90A MBT.
Shipunov 2A42
The Shipunov 2A42 appears in the game as the main gun of the BMP-2, and the secondary armament of the Mi-28 Havoc helicopter.
