Recon

Overview	2142	BC	BC2	Play4Free
	Battlefield 3	BF4	BFV	2042

Recon
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Equipment
Primary weapon	Mk11 Mod 0 (USMC: default; RGF: Recon Service Star 1, 195,000 XP) SVD (USMC: Recon Service Star 1, 195,000 XP RGF: default) SV98 (13,000 XP) SKS (71,000 XP/Physical Warfare Pack) M40A5 (104,000 XP) M98B (146,000 XP) M39 EMR (58,000 Co-op points) QBU-88 (Specops) (B2K) L96 (Creeping Death) (B2K) M417 (Team Player) (CQ) JNG-90 (Bullet Point) (CQ) All Kit Weapons
Secondary weapon	M9 (TACT. · SUPP.) (USMC: default; RGF: 100 kills; Rank 10; Rank 25) MP443 (TACT. · SUPP.) (USMC: 100 kills; RGF: default; Rank 13; Rank 28) G17C (SUPP.) (Rank 4; Rank 19) G18 (SUPP.) (Rank 30; Rank 41) .44 Magnum (.44 SCOPED) (Rank 36; Rank 44) MP412 REX (5,000 Co-op points) 93R (86,000 Co-op points) M1911 (TACT. · SUPP.) (Battlefield Veteran or EA Gun Club) M1911 S-TAC (All About Precision) (EG)
Gadget 1	T-UGS (5,000 XP) SOFLAM (26,000 XP) MAV (45,000 XP)
Gadget 2	Radio Beacon
Equipment 1	Knife ACB-90 (Battlefield Premium)
Equipment 2	M67 Grenade

The Recon kit is featured in Battlefield 3 is similar to the variation seen in Battlefield: Bad Company 2, but with considerable changes. The kit is armed with either a bolt-action or semi-automatic sniper rifle, and is also able to equip all kit weapons.

The class also has access to a variety of scouting/stealth related gadgets, such as the deployable motion sensor, SOFLAM laser designator, MAV and Radio Beacon, with C4 charges and Claymore mines now belonging to the Support.

Skilled snipers can earn Marksman bonuses for headshot kills greater than 50 meters away, an award not shared with other classes. The bonus is equal to the kill distance in meters.

As an attempt to balance the inclusion of prone, any weapon (not just sniper rifles) using a high powered scope (With magnification higher than 4x), such as those used by the Recon kit, will cause scope glint. which is directional based on the target's location.

Advantages

• Best class to engage enemies at extreme range.
• They can spot enemies even if they cannot kill them which makes them valuable team players.
• They are able to have a squad spawn on them.
• Even if unable to kill enemies outright, players can use drones to spot and tag hostiles.

Limitations

• They are most vulnerable at close range (but can trade their sniper rifle for a different primary weapon which also causes them to lose the ability to engage enemies at extreme distance)
• They are unable to damage enemy armour and repair friendly vehicles.
• They do not have the ability to revive teammates.
• They cannot suppress enemies or resupply ammo.
• If enemies find their squad beacon they can effectively wipe out the squad as they spawn into the game.
• They are not very competent at capturing and defending objectives.

Gallery

Render of USMC Recon

Render of USMC Recon, SPECACT

Render of RGF Recon, SPECACT

Static models of the USMC Recon.

Ragdoll model of the Aftermath USMC Recon.

USMC Recon in-game

Aftermath USMC Recon in-game

RGF Recon in-game

Aftermath RGF Recon in-game

Trivia

• The Recon soldiers cover their faces with either a keffiyeh for the US side or a beanie and bandana for the Russian side.
• The Russian Ground Forces Recon has an unusable Machete in a sheath on his chest, rather than being modeled with a Combat Knife sheath like other classes.
• Both models are the same body models for Kiril and Vladimir in Comrades, and Dima in Kaffarov (3rd person only).
• The Recon is the only character in Battlefield 3: Aftermath to not reveal his face.