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 SG553
Battlefield 3 SG553
A Carbine variant of the Swiss Army's standard SG550 rifle, the SG553 improves over its predecessor the well-known SG552 by including integrated rails for mounting accessories. A Carbine with excellent ergonomics, the SG553 is capable of Automatic, 3 Round Burst, and Semi-Automatic fire and is an excellent close range weapon.

Characteristics
Auto fire: Yes.
Single shot fire: Yes.
Burst fire: Yes.
Rate of Fire: 700.
Ammunition: 30 [5.56x45mm NATO].
Range: Medium.