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EVERTYTHING POST INTO THIS THREAD IS ALTERNATE,EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SIMILARITIES WITH REAL HELLAS.The idea behing it was to create an Alternate Hellas without all these which hurt in my country.

The first design I post here is the Marine Financial Police.Formed in 1972,based to Italian Guardia di Finanza structure.
Total personnel: 12000 (4000 armed).The armed forces containes 720 personnel of Marine branch and 80 of Air Branch.
Usually Finacial Police acts together with the Coastguard or the State Police.

Now the Coastguard(In Hellenian "Limeniko Soma"),Formed in 1919 as Port Police,in 1927 upgrated to Coastguard and since then used various type of armed patrol vessels,even Seaplane Carriers (in Midwar Period)
Total personel 20000.

The never built Italian designs which gave me the idea for the Nireas Class of Marine Financial Police.

Very well done concept, congratulations I particularly like the Saar types, and the Zelitz (which I haven't seen before)

one small thing: you've used the old oto melara 76 drawings on the sigma's. otherwise nice work.

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Nice work with the OPVs

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Actually The OPV Saar 2 LS060 is real,Hellenic Coastguard has 3,as 3 CB-90.The Lambros are real too,I designed them.Another real things is the Lynx 122 and all RIBs/RHIBs (except for 11m ones and the Defector which are fictional).
For the Saar 4 OPV:Based on Israel Nirit class,but with the same layout with smaller Saar 2.

Quick Timeline for Coastguard(Current)

*PB HSY-32:Designed in 1975,built 1977-1990 (for domestic use and export,total 34 built)
*PB HSY-46:Designed from the Hellenian Naval Research & Development Center in 1984-1986 with assistance from CMN.Built 1989-1996 in Elefsis Shipyard.It is an ultra fast Patrol Boat with 50 knots top speed.
*Saar 2 (58m):Based on Israel Hull,from the same center mentioned above.The first ship was built in Israel and rest 3 in Elefsis Shipyard (1996-1997) with license.
*Saar 4 & Saar 4.5 (61,7m):Built 1998-2001 (four Saar 4,2 Saar 4.5) in Elefsis Shipyard with license from Israel.(The Dauphine's are in service with the Coastguard since 1982).
*2 more Saar 4.5 built in 2005-2006(option of the original order).
*OPV Sigmas: The LS402 Class is "Sigma 9213",which mean 92m long and 13m wide.Built 1999-2001 again in Elefsis Shipyard and use a domestic developed Weapon System.The original plan was to replace the 2 remaining tired OPV's of LS660 Class (dating from 1950's) until 2001,but significant develop problems delayed commission two more years.The OPV LS406 is "Sigma 9413",has hangar for 1 AS332C1 or a AH-139 (can also accomodate older AS-365 Dauphine) and can use UAV helicopters with a new automatic landing/take off system, co-developed with France.Built 2006-2008 in Elefsis Shipyard and commisioned in time.

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