Soliciting Opinions on Vision Enhancement

[Suhiir]

I'm sure this has been discussed (probably to death) before but I'd like to solicit some opinions.

Using the Cost Calculator we get the following :

US Marine Fire Team (4 men, 1/103-12/114)
M16A4 Rifle (105 ammo)
M249 SAW (90 ammo)
M203 GL (12/4 ammo)
M136/AT4 B (2 ammo)

with 0 Vision = 20 points
with 10 Vision = 23 points
with 20 Vision = 26 points
with 30 Vision = 30 points
with 40 Vision = 100 points

While I'll be more than happy to admit Thermal Vision (40+) is a HUGE advantage (specially under the
right circumstances) I'm a bit concerned about the cost of it on infantry, specifically small infantry, units.

Is the same exact unit worth five units with no vision enhancement?
Is it worth three-and-a-third between 30 and 40 vision?

As with any such question there will, of course, be as many opinions as there are people reading it.
Can we keep this civil and toss some ideas about just to get a feel of what folks think of the issue?