Especially in dust tests the HK 416 performs better than the M4 (Source: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2007/12/army_carbine_dusttest_071217/). Real Life vs. Games: Battlefield Bad Company 2 calls it M416 (and many sites claim, it's a combination of M4 and M16), but this rifle is a complete new development from Heckler & Koch, designed to use parts from the M4 and M16 series. The HK 416 was developed by the german manufacturer Heckler & Koch with support by the US Delta Force. It is designed to use parts from other weapons (especially the stock and trigger group from the M4) and combine it with the new parts from the HK 416. Who uses it? Afaik the special forces chose to switch to the HK 416, but then the US Army decided, that the special forces have to use the M4 instead of the M416. According to this source (link), the AWG (Asymmetric Warfare Group) Games: This rifle is called "M416" in Battlefield Bad Company 2 (it says, this is a combination of the M4 carabine and the ...

Also called SV98 Sniper.  

One of the newest submachine guns, manufactured since 2004. Links: http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg61-e.htm

Russian revolver.

Wikipedia claims, the F2000 is the civilian version of the military FN FS2000 assault rifle. Still there are armies who use the F2000 assault rifle (e.g. Belgium if I am not wrong). So what is the real difference between these two versions? Battlefield Bad Company 2 uses this rifle instead of the FS2000, no idea why :).

Russian pistol.

The Saiga-12 exists in 3 versions:Saiga-12SSaiga-12KSaiga-12S EXP-01Main differences are length (The S12K has a foldable stock) and different clip sizes.There is also a drum magazine availale which can hold 20 rounds instead of the normal 5-10 rounds.

Some games list this as a submachine gun (BF:BC2), others as an assault rifle (AAO etc).

The M16 is one of the rifles that is used by a lot games. In fact it is a pretty old weapon (see below), and more and more it is preplaced by the M4 carabine.   Deutsche Artikel: Gewehr M16 A2 (23 Photos) und M-16 Sturmgewehr The M16 assault rifle was developed after the Korean war. In 1963 the M16 A1 was manufactured, but it had some serious difficulties:1) it was not very reliable in a muddy environment 2) if a soldier used a fully filled magazin, bullets often got stuck3) a lo soldiers called it a "toy rifle" because the butt stock was made with plastic The different versions are:M16 A1: 5.56mm, full auto fireM16 A2: 7.62x51mm, stronger rifle, 3-round bursts onlyM16 A3: used only by US Navy, 7.62mm, semi and full auto fireM16 A4: mixture between M4 and M16A2, using standard mounts Clones/copies and variants: AR-15 (Colt Models 601 & 602) XM16E1 and M16A1 (Colt Model 603) M16A2 M16A3 M16A4 Colt Model 655 and 656 "Sniper" variants XM177 Colt Model 733 M ...

GAZ 39371 Vodnik In the Battlefield series the Vodnik looks pretty different though, not so flat :).

The RIB is also called RHIB (rigid-hulled inflatable boat). It has a stable, unflexibale hull and flexible tubes. This avoids the boat to sink, if a lot water comes into ti due to bad sea conditions.

The M249 exists in most games in two versions: Either the M249 Para or the M249 SAW. The Para is konfigured for paratroopers mainly, this means, it has a shorter barrel, which makes it more easy to use in CQB environment. The SAW (means: Squad Automatic Weapon) is used mainly for supressive fire, the barrel is longer. This makes the SAW more heavy than the Para, but it also gives a better acuuracy when firing in full auto mode.

The mi-28 Havoc helicopter is the replacement of the famous Mi-24 russian helicopter. The difference between the Mi-24 and Mi-28 is easy to notice: the Mi-24 looks pretty chubby while the Mi-28 has a design similar to the AH-64 Apache: tighter and more angled.