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"A Carbine variant of the Swiss Army's standard SG550 rifle, the SG553 improves over its predecessor the well-known SG552 by including integrated rails for mounting accessories. A Carbine with excellent ergonomics, the SG553 is capable of Automatic, 3 Round Burst, and Semi-Automatic fire and is an excellent close range weapon."

— Battlelog description

The SG553 is a Carbine featured in Battlefield 3.

Singleplayer[]

In Singleplayer, the SG553 appears in the hands of a GIGN officers during Comrades, and one with no attachments is encountered near the end of The Great Destroyer. The SG553 has high damage and high rate of fire with virtually nonexistent recoil; it is far more manageable than most other automatic rifles even on full auto.

Multiplayer[]

The SG553 is unlocked for multiplayer when an overall score of 120,000 points in Co-op mode is reached. Formerly (before the R3 patch), 378,000 points were required to be achieved in Co-Op. It is the sixth weapon unlocked from Co-Op. It features a 30-round magazine and is capable of fully automatic, 3-round burst, and semi automatic fire. Due to its low recoil, the gun performs well at medium and close ranges. Much of the recoil this gun has is somewhat strong rightwards recoil, which is greatly helped by using the Foregrip attachment, which significantly reduces this sideways recoil. The Heavy Barrel attachment can help with its slow muzzle velocity to increase its long range potential. Overall, the SG553 is an excellent weapon and is ideal for aggressive gameplay on the move.

The iron sights on this weapons are clear and easy to use; therefore, this gun may be a good match for those who prefer to use iron sights.

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Trivia[]

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The sightless SG553 in Comrades.
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Aiming down the missing sights
  • The SG553 was fist seen listed on the four page fact sheet released by EA at Gamescom 2011 and was also seen in Battlefield Blog #8 as an example of the weapon customization in the game, sporting various attachments.
  • In the fact sheet released by EA at Gamescom 2011 this gun was referred to as the SG553LB (Long Barrel), although in the final version of the game it uses the short barrel configuration.
  • While sprinting with the SG553, the player will only be holding the weapon's pistol grip with his right hand as his left hand is not holding the handle or the Foregrip. A similar thing occurs with the M417. This does not occur on the PlayStation 3 version of Battlefield 3.
  • In the singleplayer mission Comrades, SG553s picked up from GIGN team members occasionally lack irons sights.
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