Can you point to a single occasion when the AH1 Wildcat has had it fitted
absolutely Bing - it just doesn't. The Mk 7 Lynx had 2:30 endurance btw Politely.
An armed recce helo for overland use needs the sensors mounted above the rotor so that the aircraft doesn't have to be exposed when terrain masking - can the Wildcat do that??????? That ball thing is just in the wrong place.
I'm sure it is a good naval helicopter but that's it (and that is what is was designed for)