[Psalm 73]

"-it can land anywhere the 46 can..."

I'm not a big CH-46 fan but MV-22 cannot come into a LZ as quickly as any type of pure helo.
Larger cabin capacity than a 46, but not that much larger (I've been in both - MV-22 is much smaller than it looks).
Cannot be armed as a pure helo can.
Must operate MUCH further apart than "not touch each other"

The cruxt of my questions/concern was their over-all utility Vs their price-tag.

[e_castillo]

Try this web site for info. Any ambiguity to the answers will cleared up soon enough once these guys have their shot. I tend to listen to the guys that fly the V22.

http://www.2maw.usmc.mil/MAG29/VMM263/newsletter/RaleighNewsObserver11Aug06.mht

[A.A. Cunningham]

I'm not a big CH-46 fan but MV-22 cannot come into a LZ as quickly as any type of pure helo.

Incorrect. The Osprey has a quicker LZ ingress/egress rate than any rotary winged aircraft currently in the inventory: 220-0 KIAS in ~12 seconds; 0-220 KIAS in ~12 seconds.