PPT Slide
+ M113A3 Gavins cost the Army nothing, can already
mount MK-19 GMG, all money can be spent on upgrades,
applique' armor, ACAV gunshields, digitized hardware,
+ M113A3 already in Army inventory, easy to maintain
+ Both AFVs can fire Javelin fire/forget signature-less self-guiding ATGM from top troop hatch as is
+ M113A3 Gavin with aplique' armor protects from all threats up to 30mm autocannon, RPGs, ATGMs
+ Both Gavin and Wiesel 2 can have NBC protection
+ Both Gavin and Wiesel 2 have x-country mobility far better than road bound wheeled armored cars like DDGM LAV-III
+ Both Gavin and Wiesel 2 can advance in the face of enemy small arms fire because they have tracks and not rubber tires that can catch on fire, go flat or get shredded by broken glass, shrapnel
+ Wiesel 2 can fit 2 per inside CH-47D with another underslung for a total of 3 per sortie or without the underslung Wiesel 2, a cross-FLOT operation
(-) Wiesel 2 will strand 2 men per squad, so every Platoon will need one extra Wiesel 2 to move everyone, however problem not unlike BFV's 6 man dismount teams and handled by organization/leadership
(-)Cons: $400,000 per Wiesel 2, however FMTV trucks run for $150,000-350,000 each
