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The Apache is not a scout. In the scout role it is a $20M+ target that a spear wielder can take down when doing a low and slow with a need for agility. The Kiowa has the best operational/mission capable readiness rate of all Army helicopters. I attended a Kiowa operations test where 6 Apaches were required to support 4 Kiowas. The Apache requirement for each mission was only 2. Kiowas required all 4. It was unbelievable to see the amount of civilian system techs to get those two launched.
The Apache is not know as the Ramp Rock for nothing.
The Sultan