Rockall Bank

[303_Michcich]

Anyone in the know whether this is present in the SH3 map ? And, if not, can it be added by some land mod ?

Also, this leads me to a bigger question - how precisely is the geogrpahic aspect of the game represented, i.e. are there islands like St. Kilda present on map ?

[Kaleun]

Hi,

There is a shallow section on the map at the position of Rockall bank - so it has been modelled to some degree!

Kaleun

[303_Michcich]

yep, but would be good for the "rock" to actually stick out of water...

[joea]

Oh does it IRL? Interesting I didn't know that. :hmm:

[CCIP]

I wonder, since now we can import 3D objects into SHIII...

I bet someone could make a new Location for it and stick an actual rock there :hmm:

[badhat17]

It looks like this if anybody is interested in modelling it.

http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/rockall/seapic.jpg


Even has its own newspaper of sorts .

http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/

[cdragon]

http://www.answers.com/topic/rockall

The site has much information and many links. Rockall does stick above the water. Alas, the site hasn't a picture of it.

EDIT: This site does have a picture: http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/rockall/picture-gallery.html

EDIT OF EDIT: Oh. Badhat has posted all this good stuff already! Never mind, then.

[CCIP]

http://www.answers.com/topic/rockall

.

...and from that site, I just figured out why Rockall is not included in SH3:

The United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland have agreed a delination which ignores Rockall's existence and have granted exploration rights.

:rotfl:

[joea]

Wow, had no idea that out in Mid-Atlantic is a ... rock. Great link to the paper by the way.

[iambecomelife]

It's interesting to imagine how different WWII would have been if the Atlantic had as many island chains as, say, the Pacific. Just think of island-hopping warfare in that type of environment :hmm: . I think it would have benefited the allies for the most part; convoys could have had continuous air cover without needing escort carriers from 1939 onwards; plus, it was the allies and not the Germans who had sufficient cargo ships and invasion barges to conduct that kind of fighting.

[Sankari7]

See a good image of Rockall at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockall

Wow, it is about 20 metres high and wide. You could hide a sub tower behind it :rotfl: .

Sankari7

[Dowly]

Welcome aboard Sankari7! Nice to see more ppl from Finland are showing up! :rock:

[Twelvefield]

Looks like Rockall is another Hans Island, at least as far as Denmark is concerned.

[don1reed]

...I guess the gulls have been writing their autographs on it for ions. In their finest, watery chalk, they write--"Look out!! Big rock right in your way!!" :rotfl: