According to my brother, it is.
no, you have to buy BF3 seperatley, or you can buy the premium edition of BF3 which comes with both.
22 maps in the new version Battlefield 3 Premium.
Yes you can
Battlefield 3 Premium edition is better because for the limited edition you would only get the map pack of back to karkand. For Premium edition, you recieve all of the premium benefits. You also get all maps pack for free, and in a two week advance from all other players with out premium.
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.
Any Battlefield that has premium. It unlocks the DLCs, premium weapons, and premium dog tags.
From what I found there are 20 maps that come with Battlefield 3 Premium. I am not completely sure if the default maps are included in those 20 though. They might have more than from when I last checked though.
Yes it comes with all the previous maps, vehicles, weapons, etc. Basically it comes with everything in the original Battlefield 3 (except the actual game) as well as the premium additions.
yes
With battlefield premium you will get all five themed expansion packs for free, you will also get the expansion pack two weeks earlier than those that do not have battlefield Premium.
Yes. Totally.
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.