....or doing the Dauphans work for them with a few extra boots on board; and an option to use abseil or fast rope. Especially as the Olympics in Munich many years ago set a precident for military or at least paramilitary needs.
FWIW though, in the knowledge that aside from the relatively recent attrition replacement buy, every Puma from tranche one and two had, at some time been Cat IV damaged. Furthermore, a lifetime of service without HUMS and the infamous 'Crewmans heavy' MAUW mean that most if not all have been operated overweight at some stage. There are creases on airframes to be seen which a smart coat of paint cannot hide.
The Puma is a decade overdue replacement. There is a need for a medium sized support helicopter to fit between Lynx and Merlin, and Blackhawk, Super Puma or NH90 should have been purchased in small numbers (A sqns worth) several years ago when we still had some savings in the bank. The quick fix for a seemless transition was always Super Puma, but NH90 would have got my vote being tomorrows technology rather then in-built-vintage.