User blog comment:Bovell/Lots of new Battlefield 3 details via Twitter, DreamHack festival, PSM3, and interview/@comment-3362918-20110623173111/@comment-1840523-20110623174108

They've had faction-specific weapons for basically every BF game except BC2, and considering this game's a sequel to BF2, where there were F-S weapons, it'd be stupid not to continue that. Faction-specific stuff makes the game feel that little bit more real, to be honest. I like it that way, others may not. But if you're desperate, just kill someone with an AK and nick his gun!