FH: V-22 isn't a helicopter. You realize that, right?
henra: well said.
Jack Carson: Very well said.
SAS: I appreciate your concerns, they are similar to a few of my own about 25 years ago when I was at an NHA and we were asking, back when V-22 was still being figured out, on actual performance and tactical handling.
Even then, the guys from the program office reminded us, particularly as we were asking some "compare to Phrog" questions, that the V-22 isn't just a Phrog replacement, it's an evolutionary step in aviation and capability. (And COST, which wasn't as obvious then).
At that time, there was some rumor of the LAMPS community having a shot at a V-22 variant as a replacement for the SH-60 on escorts, or to replace HS missions on the CVs.
That, in retrospect, was most likely contractor hype. (See also the old proposals of Navalized Apache ... )
Size and scale wasn't going to work out, which I found out later from program office sorts was well understood during the Quad Service requirements reviews.