Well for my thoughts the AH-64 is rather slow and unmanouverable, the Cobra’s are rather limited as to their growth potential (they have been around for a very long time and one may feel that after the Z model there can’t be any futher improvements made).
I like the idea of the Ka-52 and even the Ka-50’s but a turret mounted gun is far better than one sitting on the side with limited fields of fire. Not much is known about the Mi-28 so i won’t comment on that simply to say that if the Russians don’t hurry up with them then they may loose out to other more competative companies in this market.
Then there’s the two out siders, the AH-2 Rooivalk and the A-129. I love the little Mungusta, that’s got to be one of the hardest hitting choppers in production and I’m left wondering why they pulled out of our ARH comp since they were actually going to win. I also love the Rooivalk, I saw it when it was down here, sure it was big (just a bit bigger than the Apache) but I felt that it had a harder hitting power than the American machine. It defiantely was much faster and for it’s size was very acrobatic, and I love the idea with the AAM’s on the end of the wing stubs, that in my books is definately some insurance over the growing fighter threat.
Finally there is the Tiger: I’m not sure what to think of this machine, Sure we bought 22 and Spain has ordered 24 and then the Gremans and French have their orders, but it’s small and has a very high projected survival ratio on the field via it’s content of composite materials, but I have to admit that having the worlds most accurate gun would tend toi swing any conflict in its favour!
Well those are my thoughts anyway
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