If you want a bigger area of safety you just make the TDA bigger.
The crews saw each other, the TCAS noted their presence and there was a very low risk to either - the heli pilot just overreacted, the estimate was no closer than 500' vertically - you could have that IMC in a procedural hold and no-one airproxes that.
A 4-ship formation takes up a lot more airspace and is less manoeuvreable than a C130.
Same again - Not just a troll then - an ocean-going **** as well - I bet they love you in the crew room on shift
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