Low Ball,
Shame that the BRH capability requirement (BLUH was cancelled effectively about 18 months ago) doesn't seem to feature carrying a NATO stretcher high on the list...........
The stretched Lynx cab was a complete non starter, fo a host of very good technical reasons not associated with engine power or gearbox limitations.
Customer one for BRH wanted a recce platform, first and foremost, not a light utility one. I think that he's barking, personally, as having done a fair bit of work looking at load requirements there seems to be a very real need for a light, multi role, jack-of-all-trades, like FLynx. The previous DAAvn agreed with me a year or so ago and even went so far as to get some load analysis on all Telic in-theatre taskings, just to see what the real breakdown of load size/mass was in that type of op.
I know that being lighter and smaller than some other contenders compromises some tasks, but with the greatly increased performance from the new engine, plus greater range courtesy of the external tanks, FLynx really is a pretty good all-rounder at the light end of things.
Finally, if the answer was to be a 10 tonne beast, it would almost certainly sound the death knoll for the Corps...............