User blog comment:Bovell/Lots of new Battlefield 3 details via Twitter, DreamHack festival, PSM3, and interview/@comment-3362918-20110623173111/@comment-1439572-20110624063234

You guys really didn't play BF2/BF2142.

M16 for example has better recoil and ammo control, but a little less power than AK101. The AK is full auto, but requires single fire to be of any use on medium range.