Why not the 500 damn it! It's crashworthy and the perfect scout helicopter, small, fast, nimble, somewhat quiet, great visibility, decent payload for its size. The EC-145 and maybe even the 407 are too much helicopter to be down low working with the troops 50 feet off the roof tops, it would be a suicide mission. You would think with modern technology the weight of all the computer **** from the 58D could be minimized to that of a desktop PC, plenty of room to spare for a minigun and rocket pods. What do I know though, I think I need more beer, thats what.