Perhaps the doom and gloom merchants about the Apache's maritime potential have it all wrong,
lets not forget this is just the first trial, personally I think that the AH will have nightmares at sea, I cannot see them working from a ship for 24 hrs a day . AND the people who will be relying on them (Royal Marines) will want them on call all day and all night.
I take it then the AH will also provide EDATF (Emergency defence of the Amphibious Task Force?)