IMHO, the ASV is a superior vehicle to the M1114 in nearly every application I can think of.
I wonder if we have any Freepers who have experience with both vehicles?
I'm not sure about its ability to be sling-loaded and transported via UH60 Blackhawk. I know that's possible with a Tow Hummer if the ammunition load and crew is carried in a second helo, though likely not with an armored Humvee version.
And unlike the now slat-armored, 23-ton Strykers, the ASVs can indeed be transported, with crews and at least some ammo load, aboard USAF C130s. If a lightly armored, well-armed reaction force is called for in Iraq, capable of being moved to a hotspot and landed on a nearby airfield or quarter-mile stretch of straight highway, there are two vehicles very suitable for the task: ASVs and M113A3s