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The Greek frigate Salamis (F-455) (Greek: Φ/Γ ΣΑΛΑΜΙΣ) is the fourth ship of the Greek Hydra frigate class. It is based on the Blohm + Voss MEKO 200 frigate class and was built by Hellenic Shipyards Co. at Skaramagas. It is the third ship of the Hellenic Navy to be named after Salamis Island and the famous Battle of Salamis, the first being the uncompleted dreadnought Salamis. This is a freeware package. The basic 3D model was developed by me many -many- years ago. I have borrowed the bridge and some textures from Jason Simpson's ANZAC MEKO (https://www.simpsonslipways.com/). Also I made good use of 3 crucial textures and a few 3d parts found in 3d warehouse(https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/1eb48ae4-64d6-43ed-97ee-c2c29b95e3d8/MEKO-200HN-HYDRA-HELLENIC-NAVY) in a HYDRA model made by the user Vangelis V. Other parts (i.e. the Phalanx were found from several open sources over the internet). This model cannot be sold as payware in any form. You can use it for your own entertainment only in Vehicle Simulator or Virtual Sailor NG.

ROUSSEN Class Fast Attack Craft for Vehicle Simulator and Virtual Sailor NG. The Roussen class is a seven-strong class of British-designed fast attack missile boats improved and customized for the Hellenic Navy, also known as Super Vita. The class is named after its lead ship, which in turn is named after Lt Nikolaos Roussen, a World War II submarines officer who was killed in the suppression of the Navy mutiny in April 1944. This boat has properties. The ship bears an animated Hellenic Navy flag and carries two rotating radars. The bow and aft flagpoles are animated and they can be lowered or raised with Ctrl-A. This boat carries 4 EXOCET missiles (2 on each side) that can lock on targets and be fired. Just make sure that prior to the missile launch your target ship is in your beam port or starboard, with a relative bearing 65 degrees up to 115 degrees off your bow. You can fire the missiles from the weapons panel or by bringing up the HUD (Shift-H) so that you can hear the lock on sound. The OTO MELARA 76/62 gun is also playable and loaded with real life data (inside the weapon.cfg). Finaly the RAM launcher is also functional. Just point the turret to the target, lock on and shoot. I have not included a panel yet, but I plan to make one in the future.

The gunboats HS ORMI (P-230) and HS TOLMI (P-229) are the two "ASHEVILLE" class gunboats (ex USS BEACON/PG-99 and GREEN Bay/PG 101) of the Hellenic Navy. They were originally constructed for the crisis of Cuba. The gunboats were transferred to the Hellenic Navy from the US Navy. The design and construction was oriented to achieve high speed and for that reason the ships are made of aluminum, the superstructure is made of polyester and aluminum frame, achieving a total displacement of approximately 230 TN, while the turbine GENERAL ELECTRIC LM-1500 initially brought, was developing speed of 40 kts. In 1996 the main gas turbine was replaced by two new type main diesel engines MTU 12V 396 TE 94. In 2003 the main 3'' gun 3/50 was replaced by BOFFORS 40mm. SHIP CHARACTERISTICS Maximum length: 50,13 m Maximum width: 7,3 m Maximum draught: 2,5 m Weight: 265 metric tons Maximum speed: 21,5 knots Maximum energy rate with maximum speed : 1287 nm Habitats: 34 persons Main engines: Two MTU Diesel 12V396 TE 94 2X2216 HP Generators: Two IVECO-8210M 22 6V MARELLI- M7B M250, with output 2X100 Kwatt RHIB: One Barracuda 4,2 m, with 25 ΗΡ LEGAL INFORMATION This is a freeware package. The original (and truly amazing) Asheville Class 3D model was downloaded from SKETCHFAB (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/asheville-class-motor-gunboat-pg-84-class-2e0f66a372bf4db081929c47603bdf33). "Asheville Class Motor Gunboat (PG-84 Class)" (https://skfb.ly/6xzFr) by Angel_Arrow is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). This model cannot be sold as payware in any form. You can use it for your own entertainment in Vehicle Simulator or Virtual Sailor NG. I had to make some necessary modifications in order for the boats to resemble the ORMI - TOLMI class ships. I also added a bridge panel with vintage analog instruments along with some digital ones. All the instruments can be re-used providing that you give me some credit. INSTALLATION Just copy the contents of this package into your VSF (or VS) /vehicles installation folder (overwrite the existing folders if any). Inside the HS_ORMI folder you will find a HS_TOLMI subfolder with the necessary files for the sister ship. USAGE HS ORMI has elements for VSF while TOLMI has elements for Virtual Sailor NG. They can sail in both simulators but with different speeds. The ships bear an animated Hellenic Navy flag and carry two rotating radars. The bow and aft flagpoles are animated and they can be lowered or raised with Ctrl-A. The bridge doors open and close with Ctrl-D. All weapons are fully functional with real life data. Enjoy!