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 M416
Battlefield 3 M416
The M416 was developed by a famous German weapons manufacturer as a more reliable version of the classic M16. The weapon is essentially a fusion of the M16 and the G36 Assault Rifles.

The M416 is reliable and accurate, with a moderate recoil and rate of fire that makes for an effective all around weapon.

Characteristics
Auto fire: Yes.
Single shot fire: Yes.
Burst fire: No.
Rate of Fire: 750.
Ammunition: 30 [5.56x45mm NATO].
Range: Long.