VST with hard hitting strings??

[3ternal]

Yes as mentioned it's a marcatto string, a little of the attack taken away, and voiced pretty thick.

[RellRellPro]

Strings are supposed to have a warmer soft feeling most of the time just my theory, but I think the key word you are looking for is Orchestral Hits. Try that

[Xabiton]

http://www.$end-$pace.com/file/9mvpk6
this is one I made with some layers but I have the entire workstation bundle imported into Sampletank I don't remember which library each sound is from but you are welcome to try it. These aren't my favorite Marcato strings I have ever used but they do get the job done. I really really like the ones in VI One and I really like the ones in Reason.