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base on RTN new mine countermeasure support ship + River class OPV underwater hull. modify to many versions, start with 2 vessels.

Venari-85 Offshore Patrol Vessel



Displacement: 1,xxx tons
Length: 85.9 m
Beam: xx.x m
Draft: x.xx m

Propulsion:

2 × MAN 16V28/33D diesel engines, 14,700kW/10,950HP, 2 shafts
2 × controllable-pitch propellers
4 x diesel generators

Speed: 22 kn
Range: 5,000 nmi
Endurance: 30 days

Sensors and processing systems:

1 x Thales Variant surveillance radar
1 x X-Band navigation radars
1 x S-Band navigation radars
1 x Thales Mirador E/O fire control radar

Armament:

1 × Oto Melara 76 mm compact gun (rebuilt)
1 x Hitrole 12.7 mm remote machinegun
2 × M2 12.7 mm machine guns

flight deck for 10 tons aircraft or UAVs
1 x UAV hangar
2 x 7 m RHIBs
1 x 15 tons crane
2 x Modular Mission Modules

Venari-85 ASW Patrol Vessel



Sensors and processing systems:

1 x Thales Variant surveillance radar
1 x X-Band navigation radars
1 x S-Band navigation radars
1 x Thales Mirador E/O fire control radar
2 X Scorpion II ECM jammer
1 x Thales VIGILE ESM
2 x Terma DL-12T SKWS Decoy (12 tubes)
4 x Terma Mk.137 Torpedo Decoy (6 tubes)
1 x Thales CAPTAS2 Towed Array Sonar

Armament:

1 × Oerlikon Millennium 35mm Naval Gun
2 × Nexter 20mm Narwhal remote weapon systems
2 × M2 12.7 mm machine guns
8 x Umkhonto Mk2 surface-to-air missiles
4 x 324 mm light-weight torpedoes

flight deck for 10 tons aircraft or UAVs
1 x UAV hangar
2 x 7 m RHIBs
2 x 10.5 m ASW Unmanned Surface Vessels

Looks good to me.

For what it's worth there is now a properly scaled AW159



As for the ship itself, nice to see someone getting use out of them so soon after the concept has been revealed

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