The CH47 is without a doubt one of the most capable and versatile helicopters ever devised but the danger here is that after 10 years of Afghan we have ended up in the corporate position of the the answer is always chinook. Experience from a numerous ops over the past 20 years shows that there is a clear requirement for medium lift ... even on todays Afghan centric (necessarily) force there are times when CH47 is not the answer and something smaller is required.