> You can use an N Channel FET if.......

But is it worth the hassle ? Maybe it is. Getting a P-ch FET
won't be a problem later on. I know the range is limited but
something like the 12A MTP2955V from RS is fairly cheap,
although the Ron (0.23), is quite a lot higher than the original
N-ch in the drills, either STP60NF06 (0.014) or IRFZ46 (0.02)

The implied question in my OP was whether FETs are generally
superior to normal transistors in an application like this. Looking
around the web the vast majority of high side drivers seem to be
P-ch FETs

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