Not absolutely necessary, and this is a "package" with two patches in it for application after activating FotRSU v1.7. One of the mods in the package is for a "regular" FotRSU activated game, while the other is for after FotRSU and Nippon Maru are activated. However, s7rikeback has a better patch for the Nippon Maru and Nihon Kaigun mods. The patches also have the AddInModzPak patches.
As a side note to all of that, we have a patched version of v1.7 coming out later this evening (roughly 8 hours from now) after I finish another run out of Cavite to Darwin to Albany to Brisbane. This will NOT have the AddInModzPak patches, which will be released a few hours after the patched FotRSU...
