YOU WANT 2 TYPES OF COMBO TROOP&ATTACK CHOPPERS: KIOWA (LIGHT) & MI-35 (MEDIUM) STYLE MACHINES. TRANSPORT TROOPS/ATTACK/PROVIDE COVER AT THE SAME TIME. IT'S CALLED SIMULTANEOUS MULTIROLE, BABY! ALSO TRY CHINOOK HEAVY GUNSHIP. FOR WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE AN AC-130 AT THE MOMENT.
APACHES, ESPECIALLY ONES WITH THE LONGBOW RADARS ARE INTEL MACHINES WHICH CAN EASILY USED AGAINST A POTENTIAL OPPONENT. F-35 AIN'T THE ONLY ONE. LONGBOW IS AN AWACS TYPE RADAR. AH-64S TYPICALLY DO NOT CARRY AA MISSILES. WHY DOES IT NEED AN AIR SEARCH&TRACK RADAR? FOR THE DOD/CIA? A GROUND SEARCH RADAR WOULD BE MOUNTED AT THE FRONT. ROTATING BLADES ALSO SERVE AS A SATELLITE REFLECTOR DISH. YOU KNOW, TO SEARCH FOR IMPENDING ALIEN INVASIONS. LIKE INDEORNDENCE DAY.