A lot of movie fanatics will remember the “This is my rifle…” speech from Full Metal Jacket, and it’s true. A soldier is as good as the tools he has and Battlefield 3 will have plenty of weapons, vehicles and gear to compliment each particular soldier’s tastes. Don’t think there’s something for you? You may have to reexamine that stance after reading the very extensive list of confirmed Battlefield 3 weapons, equipment and vehicles below.

Gamescom 2011 brought us a lot of great new Battlefield 3 stuff, most notably, the first cooperative game footage and a great new multiplayer trailer featuring both jet and helicopter gameplay. While the gameplay side of the equation of BF3 looks great, the client side of things looks a little bleek. Battlefield 3 will be requiring PC gamers to run EA’s Origin service to play online and limiting Origin users to having one soldier (account) per game. Will that break each player’s gaming experience? Probably not, but it is one of those discouraging things and negative buzz we don’t like to see.

The Battlefield 3 soldier classes available to play have also been released and detailed, so it would be good to take a look at that list and see how each class will mesh with the equipment below.

Keep in mind that the list is VERY large, but it will list off every weapon, vehicle, equipment, and squad specialization (read: perks) for Battlefield 3. So with that in mind, take a look:

THE WEAPONS

Assault Rifles

  • M16A4 AK74M M416 AN94 KH2002 AEK971 F2000 G3 ASVAL

Carbines

  • M4A1 AKS74u SCAR H CQB G36C A-91 SG553LB

Light Machine Guns

  • M249 RPK-74M M27 IAR Pecheneg M60 M240 Type88

Sniper Rifles

  • Mk11 SVD SV98 M98B M40A5 M82A3

Battle Rifles

  • M39 SKS

Submachineguns

  • P90 MP7 PDR UMP-45 P90TR PP2000

Shotguns

  • 870MCS M1014 USAS-12 DAO-12 Saiga 20k

Rocket and Grenade Launchers

  • SMAW RPG-7 Javelin FIM-92 Stinger SA-18 IGLA M136 AT4

Pistols

  • M9 PYa MP443 G17 M1911 T44 MP412 G18 M93R

WEAPON ACCESSORIES

Optics

  • M145 RDS Reflex Kobra Holographic PKA-S ACOG PSO-1 PK-A IRNV PKS-07 8x Rifle Scope 12x Ballistic

Ergonomics

  • Foregrip Bipod

Performance

  • Heavy barrel Suppressor Tactical light Laser sight Flash suppressor Straight pull bolt Underslung weaponry M320 40mm grenades Buckshot Smoke grenade M26 MASS 12 guage Flechettes Frag round Solid slugs

SOLDIER EQUIPMENT

  • Knife M67 hand grenades M18 smoke grenades Medkit Defibrillators M15 Anti-Tank mine Welding tool EOD Bot 60mm Mortar Ammunition box C4 explosives M18 Claymore mines UG sensors Radio Beacon SOFLAM MAV Micro UAV

SOLDIER SPECIALIZATIONS

  • Sprint boost Squad Sprint boost Flak vest Squad Flak vests EOD EXPL vest Squad EOD EXPL vest Suppression reduction Squad Suppression reduction Marksman training Squad Marksman training Extra grenades Squad extra grenades Extra ammo Squad Extra ammo

THE VEHICLES

Fast transport

  • Growler ITV VDV Buggy

Armored transport

  • HMMWV G3937 Vodnik

Infantry Fighting Vehicles

  • LAV-25 BMP-2M

Mobile Anti-Air

  • LAV-AD 9K22 Tunguska-M

Main Battle Tanks

  • M1 Abrams T-90

Scout helicopters

  • AH-6J Littlebird Z-11 W

Transport helicopters

  • UH-1Y Venom KA-60 Kasatka

Attack helicopters

  • AH-1Z Super Cobra MI-28 Havoc

Fighter jets

  • F/A-18E Super Hornet SU-35BM Flanker-E

Attack jets

  • A-10 Thunderbolt SU-39

Naval transport

  • RHIB

Amphibious assault

  • AAV-7A1

VEHICLE SPECIALIZATIONS

  • Coaxial MG Coaxial HMG Canister shells Guided Shells Zoom optics Thermal optics IR Smoke Reactive armor Maintenance Belt speed Thermal Camo Auto Loader Proximity scan CITV station ATGM launcher APFSDS-T shells Guided rockets Air Radar Heatseekers Laser painter TV missile IR Flares Extinguisher ECM jammer Rocket guidance system Below radar Guided missile Beam scanning

As you can see, there is a LOT of customization available to players for weapons, soldier build, and vehicles. Though, once the game comes out, the top ranked specializations and weapons will soon be discovered and everything else might just be discarded.

Battlefield 3 will have plenty of unlocks and ribbons to go along with the abundance of weapons, guaranteeing that many players will at least attempt to experience the vast array of inventory DICE will make available.

Battlefield 3 releases October 25, 2011 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

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Source: Joystiq