major liability

Whatever you say. If you read my post carefully, you'd realize that I said in the AREA of fancy tricks and maneuverability the Ka-50 is superior, not that it had a better overall package! I was not talking about the combination of firepower, agility, speed, and the pilot's multitaking ability.

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