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 Engineer Weapons section is full of all the official images and descriptions for each recon weapon. Under each image you will find a brief description of the weapon, plus weapon characteristics.
Battlefield 3 M4A1
Battlefield 3 M4A1
Essentially a shortened version of the M16 the M4A1 Carbine traces its roots to weapons designed for US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) during the Vietnam War. The M4A1 variant is capable of Automatic fire and includes rails that allow the user to equip a large number of accessories.

The carbine has seen heavy use at the front lines of Iraq and Afghanistan in close quarters and urban environments.

Characteristics
Auto fire: Yes.
Single shot fire: Yes.
Burst fire: No.
Rate of Fire: 800.
Ammunition: 30 [5.56x45mm NATO].
Range: Medium.