In terms of armaments , fire power , number of crews , weapon load and avionics the two choppers are the same
notice that i am comparing the new 216 with 40 years old Ah-1J
If i compare the 216 with upgraded cobra (tofan-3) , really 216 has no chance against it
Regarding
armament and
fire power and
weapons load, Shahed-216 is clearly superior to original AH-1J
AH-1J
empty weight: 2,998 kg
max loaded weight: 4,540 kg
Which leave around 1,500 kg for weapons load, armaments and fuel
Shahed 216
Empty weight: 5,000 kg
max loaded weight: 7,470 kg
which leaves around 2,500 kg for weapons load and etc.
Shahed 216 is clearly superior to AH-1J with around 1,000 kg more load, Armaments too should be more advanced with the presence Sadid type missiles and Iran's advances in building laser guided ATGMs.
I am really surprised that you have mentioned the number of crews because
both these helicopters have 2 crews.
Also we don't know anything about the Shahed 216 avionics , but we can be completely sure that it will be superior to AH-1J with Iran's advancement in optics, FLIRs and etc.
Shahed 216 has a much higher service ceiling
AH-1J service ceiling: 3,215 m
Shahed 216: 6,200m
Actually the only
negative thing that you could say about Shahed 216 is its
low rate of climb which is still superior to the original AH-1J but it is still low.
Shahed 216 rate of climb: 6.3 m/s
Original AH-1J rate of climb: 5.5 m/s
Shahed 216 max speed is also a little low but i
s on par with AH-1J and T-129, but clearly inferior to AH-1W and AH-1Z.
Shahed 216 mas speed: 270km
Ah-1J max speed: 282km
T-129 max sped: 278km
These numbers are a little surprising because the total output of the engines is around 4,000hp, although the engine is not the only factor for speed and rate of climb, also what is presented in this catalog is only the conceptual design, its final design(and even possibly the specs presented) will be radically different in the final design.
Also you mentioned the low budget in a previous, this project is for IRGC so I don't think there will be a problem in that regard, I am sure that if Shahed 216 proves to be satisfactory, it will be mass produced due IRGC considerable financial assets .
As you mentioned, Army Aviation Yal ali industries and MODAFL have another project which is more in line with AH-1 family.