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 Handguns section is full of all the official images and descriptions for each handgun / pistol. Under each image you will find a brief description of the weapon, plus weapon characteristics.
Battlefield 3 M9 Tact.
Battlefield 3 M9 Tact.
Battlefield 3 M9 Tact.: Formally known as Pistol, Semiautomatic, 9mm, M9, the M9 was selected as the primary sidearm of the entire United States military in 1985.

Developed in Italy, the M9 was selected in a series of often disputed trials, only narrowly beating out other contenders, because of its high quality and low price.

This M9 has been equipped with a Tactical Light that can be blinding in close quarters.

Characteristics
Auto fire: No.
Single shot fire: Yes.
Burst fire: No.
Rate of Fire: Semi-auto.
Ammunition: 15 [9x19mm Parabellum].
Range: Short.