Battlefield 3 from DICE is the latest FPS game in the series. It boasts of the new Frostbite 2 engine which gives amazing graphics and lighting effects. The game allows mutiplayer gamers to unlock weapons as the play the game. There are many weapons and each weapon can be further customized with scopes, grips and many other addons. While its easy to find the info regarding the weapon mod unlocks, there is no clear list in Battlelog for when you unlock important guns and gadgets for a class. So here is a list of the same.

Battlefield 3 Unlocks for all classes

List of all the unlockable weapons and gadgets in Battlefield 3. The points needed to unlock the weapons are also given below.

 Weapon Unlocks according to overall points

1,000 points – 870MCS Shotgun

8,000 points – Sprint Specialization

18,000 points – Woodland Camo

29,000 – G17C Pistol

41,000 – Ammo Specialization

54,000 – Ranger Camo

67,000 – PP-2000 PDW

81,000 – Flak Jacket Specialization

96,000 – Army Green Camo

111,000 – M9 TACT. Pistol

130,000 – Explosives Specialization

150,000 – Expeditionary Force Camo

170,000 – MP443 TACT. Pistol

190,000 – Suppression Resist Specialization

220,000 – Paratrooper Camo

250,000 – UMP-45 PDW

280,000 – Suppression Specialization

310,000 – Navy Blue Camo

340,000 – G17C SUPP. Pistol

370,000 – Grenades Specialization

400,000 – Jungle camo

430,000 – M1014 Shotgun

470,000 – Squad Sprint Specialization

510,000 – Desert Khaki

550,000 – M9 SUPP. Pistol

590,000 – Squad Ammo Specialization

630,000 – Urban Camo

670,000 – MP443 SUPP. Pistol

710,000 – Squad Flak Jacket Specialization

760,000 – G18 SUPP. Pistol

810,000 – Squad Explosives Specialization

860,000 – PDW-R PDW

910,000 – Squad Suppression Specialization

960,000 – SAIGA 12K Shotgun

1,010,000 – Squad Suppression Resist

1,060,000 – .44 Magnum Pistol

1,110,000 – Squad Grenades Specialization

1,165,000 – DAO-12 Shotgun

1,220,000 – Veteran Kit Camo

1,280,000 – P90 PDW

1,340,000 – G18 Pistol

1,400,000 – Spec Ops Black Camo

1,460,000 – USAS-12 Shotgun

1,520,000 – .44 Scoped Pistol

1,600,000 – VS VAL PDW

Battlefield 3 Assault Weapon Unlocks List

The good guns to unlock here are the AEK – 971 for all round use, M416 is almost similar, AN-94 for long range burst shots and F2000 for close range.

4,000 – Defibrillator

11,000 – M320

22,000 – M416

38,000 – M26 MASS

60,000 – AEK-971

89,000 – M16A3

124,000 – F2000

166,000 – AN-94

220,000 – M16A4 (RU)

220,000 – AK-74M (US

Battlefield 3 Support Weapon Unlocks List

The M249 is one of the best guns for the support class in Battlefield 3.

4,000 – C4 Explosives

11,000 – M249

23,000 – M18 Claymore Mine

40,000 – M224 Mortar

60,000 – PKP Pecheneg

90,000 – M240B

130,000 – M60E4

170,000 – M2 IAR (RU)

170,000 – RPK-74M (US)

Battlefield 3 Recon Weapon Unlocks List

Single shot rifle users should try to get the M98B as soon as possible. While semi automatic rifle users should try to unlock M39EMR from co-op games or use SKS for short range sniping.

5,000 – T-UGS

13,000 – SV98

26,000 – SOFLAM

45,000 – MAV

71,000 – SKS

104,000 – M40A5

146,000 – M98B

195,000 – MK11 MOD 0 (RU)

195,000 – SVD (US)

Battlefield 3 Engineer Weapon Unlocks List

The SCAR-H is one of the all time favorites  among Battlefield 3 players.

3,000 – FIM-92 Stinger (US)

3,000 – SA-18 IGLA (RU)

7,000 – M15 AT Mine

14,000 – SCAR-H

25,000 – EOD Bot

40,000 – M4

58,000 – A-91

82,000 – FGM-148 Javelin

110,000 – G36C

145,000 – M4A1 (RU)

145,000 – AKS-74u (US)

Battlefield 3 Co-op Game Unlocks

63,000 – MP412 REX Pistol

126,000 – KH2002 Assault Rifle

189,000 – MP7 PDW

252,000 – M39 EMR

315,000 – 93R Pistol

378,000 – SG553 Carbine

441,000 – G3A3

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The gun recommendations are from my playstyle and references to other post from players. Though I prefer some guns, I have recommended the ones that the community seems to like / agree upon. Tell us what you think are the best unlocks for a player in Battlefield 3. Leave a comment below