MG3

The MG3 is a Light Machine Gun designed and produced by German Small arms company Rheinmetall. Based off the MG42, it is chambered in the 7.62x51 NATO round instead of the MG42's 7.92x57 Mauser.

Battlefield: Bad Company
In singleplayer, it can be found as a collectible in the mission Par for the Course.

The MG3 is issued to the Support class. It can only be unlocked once a player reaches level 25 or if one has purchased the Gold Edition of the game, it will be unlocked as soon as one begins playing multiplayer.

It has a high 200 round capacity and an extremely high rate of fire. It can kill in around 10-15 hits, but it has poor accuracy, making distanced targets difficult to kill.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2
The MG3 returns in Bad Company 2, sporting minor changes like appearance and higher visual recoil.

In multiplayer, the MG3 requires 57000 points for the Medic class to unlock. It fires at 1000 rounds per minute (fastest rate of fire on LMGs). It is the last unlockable weapon for the Medic class. To date not many players have unlocked this weapon yet due to the high amount of XP needed to unlock, making it a very rare sight in multiplayer. Those who do have it tend to avoid using it because of the high recoil, low damage and accuracy and difficult iron sights. However, the high rate of fire and larger magazine make it a very capable "spray and pray" weapon for close quarters use.