There are a total of 60 assignments in Battlefield 3. Some of the assignments are only inculded in the more recent map packs like Close Quarters and Armored Kill. There are 10 assignments in each map pack I believe.
Unfortunately not.
You unlock the l96 by completing the recon assignments in the back to Karkand expansion pack
You need to have the B2K(Back to Karkand) DLC. It includes maps, vehicles, and the assignments which once completed, unlock new weapons. there are also many new weapons and assignments in the premium expansions, Including the M417, and the up coming DLC "aftermath"s premier weapon is the tactical crossbow.
There are a total of 20 new maps in the 5 Battlefield Premium DLC's. Along with those, there are about 20 new weapons, over 10 new vehicles, 4 new game modes, 30 new assignments, and 20 dog tags.
Battlefield 3 Premium includes everything that the regular edition comes with and some expansions. The expansions are Back to Karkand, Close Quarters, Armored Kill, Aftermath, and End Game. These expansions include weapons, assignments, maps, dog tags, etc.
No, Battlefield 3 does not follow the Bad Company series storyline. Battlefield 3 is a sequel to Battlefield 2.
Battlefield 3 Premium includes everything that the regular edition comes with and some expansions. The expansions are Back to Karkand, Close Quarters, Armored Kill, Aftermath, and End Game. These expansions include weapons, assignments, maps, dog tags, etc. This was copied from my previous answer to the same answer for a similar question.
There is a maximum of 24 players on the console version of Battlefield 3.
Here are all the expansions for Battlefield 3 Premium: Back to Karkand, Close Quarters, Armored Kill, Aftermath, and End Game. So there are five expansions that come with Battlefield 3 Premium.
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