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 M240B
Battlefield 3 M240B
The M240 is a General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) that was first developed in Belgium and adopted by the USMC in 1991. The M60 was replaced first by the M240G, and subsequently by the M240B which provides commonality between the Marines and the US Army.

Firing the heavier 7.62mm NATO round the M240B has greater power than the M249. The M240 is equipped with a bipod by default for supported shooting.

Characteristics
Auto fire: Yes
Single shot fire: No
Burst fire: No
Rate of Fire: 750
Ammunition: 100 [7.62x51mm NATO]
Range: Medium