Agree with you on manuverability and speed. The attack heli is the slowest aircraft in the sky in this game. It needs to be put on the same level as the stealth heli at least. It currently has very little options going against a nightbird, as the nb pilot can fly around the attack heli in circles. Distance also doesn't help much as the nb can either retreat or bring the fight to the AH and rip it apart. Ad long as the AH lacks speed and manuverability, it will always lose.
I also agree on the 127mm needing a damage buff. The AH is meant to be the anti vehicle heli, however its main anti vehicle rockets do little damage to vehicles, specially tanks and EBAA Wildcats. The alignment issue also needs to be fixed on the Warchief.
The AH has plenty of threats it has to deal with, including infantry AA, Liz guided rockets, Wildcats from across the map, other helis, tanks with good aim, recoiless with good aim and jets, to name some. A movement buff is the least needed. Getting damage buff and AA range increase would be a great plus.
