[Amps] purpose of 3 ohm resisters between base and emitter?

[Dan Sawyer]

All, I have an ENI power amp with what look like SD 1726 transistors in 
a class C configuration. The circuit is pretty standard, however there 
are 3 ohm resistors between the base and the emitters. Can some 
speculate on the purpose of such a low value? It is common for resistors 
to be used in this configuration however they are usually a larger value.

Thanks for your thoughts on this - Dan kb0qil