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 Recon 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 SKS
Battlefield 3 SKS
Millions of SKS rifles were produced originally for the Soviet Army in 1945 and in China as the Type 56. The SKS is a popular rifle with civilian shooters, and can still be found in a number of arsenals around the world.

A number of aftermarket upgrades are available for the SKS, this model is equipped with a synthetic stock, detachable 30 round magazine, and a PKS-07 (7x) scope.

Characteristics
Auto fire: No.
Single shot fire: Yes.
Burst fire: No.
Rate of Fire: Semi-Auto.
Ammunition: 20 [7.62x39mm WP]
Range: Long.