Even a modified Chinook wouldn't meet the JORD and couldn't fit into the hangar bay on a LHA/LHD plus it would still be hampered by retreating blade stall.
else there is no army that stands to call itself an army.
Too bad that that short-sighted army bailed out on the V-22 back in 1983.
What's to stop the Army from jumping back in with checkbook in hand to order a few dozen V-22s? It's already being considered for export sales.
The Army doesn't care about the V-22. They want it's big brother. Something that has the airlift of a C-130, the stealth of the F-22, and the speed and vertical capability of the V-22. The Joint Heavy Lift program.
Good luck with that, guys.