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 Support Weapons section is full of all the official images and descriptions for each Assault weapon. Under each image you will find a brief description of the weapon, plus weapon characteristics.
Battlefield 3 L86A2
Battlefield 3 L86A2
Designed to provide fire support to smaller groups of infantry, this British SA80 family rifle comes equipped with an extended barrel giving great effective range. While originally intended to act as a light machine gun, it has seen a shift towards marksman duties due to its great performance at longer distances.

While it has limited sustained fire capabilities due to not being belt fed, the reliable accuracy makes it a great force multiplier for any squad.

Characteristics
Auto fire: Yes
Single shot fire: Yes
Burst fire: No
Rate of Fire: 750
Ammunition: 45 [5.56x45mm NATO]
Range: Medium