Play to your strengths. The four player classes: Assault, Engineer, Support and Recon, each have their specialties, and working together is key to victory. Release Date: October 28, 2011.

Our Battlefield 3 Assault Weapons section is full of all the official images and descriptions for each Assault weapon. Under each image you will find a brief description of the weapon, plus weapon characteristics.
Battlefield 3 AEK-971
Battlefield 3 AEK-971
The AEK-971 was developed as a possible successor to the AK-74 series of Assault Rifles and features a unique recoil reduction system. The AEK-971's high rate of fire makes it excellent in close quarters but difficult to control.

Shooters should switch to Semi-Automatic or 3 Round Burst for longer ranges.

Characteristics
Auto fire: Yes.
Single shot fire: Yes.
Burst fire: Yes.
Rate of Fire: 900.
Ammunition: 30 [5.45x39mm WP].
Range: Long.