These are the now confirmed weapons that will make an appearance in Back to Karkand as unlockable items by completing assignments:
| HK53 | ![]() |
| L85A2 | ![]() |
| MK3A1 (Jackhammer) | ![]() |
| L96 | ![]() |
| FAMAS | ![]() |
| MG36 | ![]() |
| QBU-88 (Type 88) |
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| QBZ-95B | ![]() |
| QBB-95 | ![]() |
| PP-19 | ![]() |
These are the now confirmed weapons that will make an appearance in Back to Karkand as unlockable items by completing assignments:
| HK53 | ![]() |
| L85A2 | ![]() |
| MK3A1 (Jackhammer) | ![]() |
| L96 | ![]() |
| FAMAS | ![]() |
| MG36 | ![]() |
| QBU-88 (Type 88) |
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| QBZ-95B | ![]() |
| QBB-95 | ![]() |
| PP-19 | ![]() |
After the recent patch, the antenna on Caspian Border will now fall and kill anyone “riding” it or standing underneath it when the losing team reaches only a few tickets left (approximately 15 tickets or so).
If we could only shoot it down ourselves…
Oh well, maybe next patch? 😉
Another Battlefield 3 Mythbusters video is out. I enjoyed it, and hope you will too.
“Battlefield 3 Myths Tested in This Episode:
Myth 1: You Can Shoot the Gunner out of a HMMV
Myth 2: Rockets are Able to Bounce Off Trees
Myth 3: C4 Can be Attached to the UAV & EOD Bot
Myth 4: Air Vehicles Can be Destroyed with Mortar Rounds
Myth 5: It’s Possible to Destroy an RPG with Bullets
Myth 6: It’s Possible to Destroy the Radio Tower on Caspian Border
Myth 7: You can Kill Someone with the Defibrillator
Myth 8: How Many People Can You Shoot Through with an M98B”
Click Continue reading “Battlefield 3: More Mythbusters” for previous episodes.
These are the requirements for the 10 different assignments that each unlock a new weapon in the upcoming Back to Karkand expansion for Battlefield 3:
FAMAS – “Best Friend Forever”
10 Revives
10 Heals
HK53 – “Fixing it”
10 Repairs
1 Kill with the repair tool
QBB-95 – “Let it rain”
20 Kills with Light Machine Guns
2 Mortar kills
QBU-88 – “Specops”
20 Kills with sniper
6 Laser designations
PP-19 – “Familiar Territory”
ARM 10 MCOM stations
10 Flag captures
2 Hours played on Strike at Karkand
L85A2 – “Professional Russian”
100 Assault rifle kills
20 Grenade launcher kills
Win 5 Squad Deathmatch rounds
QBZ-95B – “It goes Boom!”
50 Kills with AT rocket
1 Enemy vehicle destroyed using the repair tool
Win 5 Conquest rounds
MG36 – “Keep your head down”
100 Kills with Light MG
50 Suppression Assists
50 Ammo Resupply Assists
L96 – “Creeping Death”
50 Headshots
50 Spot Assists
5 Knife kills
MK3A1 – “Scarred Veteran”
10 Kills with the PP-19
6 Kills with the DPV Jeep
10 Kills with the BTR-90 APC
2 Hours played on Sharqi Peninsula
2 Hours played on Gulf of Oman
The Back to Karkand expansion for Battlefield will be released on December 13th for PC (and Xbox 360), EA and DICE confirmed today.
In an inexpicable move, PlayStation 3 owners get the expansion one week early, on the 6th of December. With EA running the show, money is everything I guess, but if the expansion is as good as hoped, I guess we can wait one more week?
Preorders included the Back to Karkand expansion pack, while others will have to buy it separately.
EA / DICE also announced that five new Trophies will be available for Back to Karkand: