Comments by "Geoffrey Lyons" (@granatmof) on "Is the Apache Attack Helicopter Really Obsolete?" video.

The big limitation for attack choppers and attack aircraft in future wars is range. The fact is to better protect airframe in general, aircraft need to be stationed even further from the line. With longer range and longer missions it's attractive to switch to drones, but there's still important uses. So long as there are helicopter transported infantry, you're going to need dedicated scout and escorts duties. The fact is choppers in general are one of the highest attrition platform. Choppers are inherently more dangerous, but the logistical and tactical capacity of choppers are simply to useful moving forward, and it's always going to be attractive to dedicate so many choppers as dedicated attack platform.
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