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101st Air Assault Division prime mover: Army UH-60L Blackhawk, 8,000 pound payload (peacetime), 10,000 pound payload (wartime) and CH-47D Chinook, 25,000 pound payload
AirAssaultMECHSTRIKE operational maneuver by V/TOL airland, vertical hover of sling loads
82d Airborne with C-130 42,000 pound payload can air-deliver light Armored Fighting Vehicle(s) up to 21 tons
101st Air Assault with UH-60L 8,000 pound payload can air-deliver light AFV up to 4 tons.
AFVs sized to maximize C-130's 42,000 pound payload limit over 4 tons suitable for 82d Airborne Division LVAD forced-entry mission profile but NOT 101st Air Assault Division's UH-60L profile
AFV sized under 4-tons suitable for 101st's Air Assault UH-60L helicopter airland/hover sling load mission profile can also be used in 82d Airborne's LVAD forced-entry mission profile
+ Pros: Mirror image of 101st AFV force structure in 82d Airborne gives 82d Airborne AirAssault operational maneuver when transport helicopters become available to them
(-)Cons: 4-ton AFVs cannot carry full TOE rifle squad, cannot carry heavy weapons packages or be as armor protected as an up to 21-ton AFV
(-)Cons: $$ cost of buying 4-ton AFVs for both 82d Airborne and 101st Air Assault higher than using existing Army 11-ton AFV
