[TomasUSMC]

Why were 14 troops in one track-that is tempting disaster

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Weighing in at 26 tons (23,991 kg) combat-loaded, and with a three-man crew, it can carry 21 Combat Equipped Troops (@ 285 Pounds) or
10,000 Pounds of Cargo.

If your transferring a hundred troops you don't do it with 25 humvees, you use APCs. Sometimes you don't have APCs and you use trucks. The enemy does not wait for you to find the perfect transportation.
So frankly, their were not too many troops in the AAV.

[91B]

If your transferring a hundred troops you don't do it with 25 humvees, you use APCs.

I really don't see why. If you are just moving those troops from point a to point b, use a chopper. If you are patrolling don't concentrate your forces, use hummers or HEMMTs. We have Bradleys available to use, but we patrol in HMMWVs. Given the weapons available to the enemy, tracks are big, slow targets. Adapt to the battlefield.