Nick:
I don't know if you understood my point in saying that I think there is little difference in complexity between either the "conventional helicopter" and the "intermeshing helicopter" they both have their simplicity and complexity. You pointed out correctly that the Huskie was designed with piston power in mind and had a much bigger power plant installed. However, it still has the same power plant as the UH-1 and will still out perform the UH-1. I will also add that the Huskie is still limited to the same transmission input power as it was when the T53-L1A engine. The larger engines were simply added for more altitude performance.
Brian