PPT Slide
+Pros: Light tanks can be well protected with modular applique armor up to 30mm autocannon, RPGs, most ATGMs
+Pros: M8 AGS is the best light tank in the free world today, able to defeat any known MBT
+Pros: M8 AGS fires fully developed 105mm family of ammo, bunker-busting HEP, WP, APFSDS, HEAT replacing lost shock action when M551 Sheridan and M728 CEV were retired
+Pros: Scimitar in use by British NATO ally combat-proven in Falklands war and can be used by BOTH 101st and 82d Airborne Division, 82d Airborne gets 2 Scimitars per C-130 instead of one M8 AGS
(-) Scimitar with 30mm gun unable to kill enemy MBTs
(-)Cons: Light tanks are a different type vehicle to support
(-)Cons: Armor branch will likely insist 19D personnel man light tanks, where personne
+Pros: Light Armored doctrine in place: FM 17-8 Light Armor Operations
http://www.adtdl.army.mil/cgi-bin/atdl.dll/fm/17-18/f1718.htm
+Pros: M113A3 Gavins can be fitted with stabilized turrets to achieve same fire on move capability as light tanks at lower costs and commonality with M113A3 APC fleet, simplifying field logistics
+Pros: Wiesel 2s can be fitted with heavy fire support weapons and be common vehicle with Wiesel 2 APCs
+Pros: Both M113A3 Gavins and Wiesel 2s can be operated by "D" company AT 11H Soldiers in place of TOW ATGM HMMWVs, thus not requiring Armor branch involvement and extra allocation of 19D Soldiers
+Pros: Any of these vehicles can have Javelin fire/forget ATGMs added to achieve signature-less shoot/scoot armor, attack helicopter and hard target kill capability
+Pros: Both M113A3 and Wiesel LVAD certified by TEXCOM ABSOTB
