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 SA-18 IGLA
Battlefield 3 SA-18 IGLA
Russian man-portable infrared homing SAM. Labeled the 9K38 by the Russians and SA-18 IGLA by the US, the IGLA is capable of engaging a wide range of threats from UAV sized aircraft up to helicopters and low flying jets. The IGLA requires a locked target in order to fire.

Characteristics
Auto fire: No.
Single shot fire: Yes.
Burst fire: No.
Rate of Fire: Single Shot.
Ammunition: 1 [IGLA].
Range: Long.