Rockall Bank

303_Michcich · 10-12-05, 06:39 AM

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 · 10-12-05, 06:42 AM

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 · 10-12-05, 06:56 AM

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

joea · 10-12-05, 09:35 AM

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

CCIP · 10-12-05, 01:50 PM

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 · 10-12-05, 02:07 PM

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

Even has its own newspaper of sorts .

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

cdragon · 10-12-05, 02:13 PM

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/roc...e-gallery.html

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

CCIP · 10-12-05, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdragon

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

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

Quote:

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

:rotfl:

joea · 10-12-05, 03:48 PM

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

iambecomelife · 10-12-05, 04:03 PM

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 · 10-12-05, 05:24 PM

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 · 10-12-05, 05:34 PM

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

Twelvefield · 10-13-05, 03:15 AM

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

don1reed · 10-15-05, 01:10 PM

...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:

10-12-05, 06:39 AM	#1
303_Michcich A-ganger Join Date: May 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 80 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	Rockall Bank 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 ?

10-12-05, 01:50 PM	#5
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	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: __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

10-12-05, 02:07 PM	#6
badhat17 Navy Dude Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Derbyshire La La Laa Posts: 176 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It looks like this if anybody is interested in modelling it. Even has its own newspaper of sorts . http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/ __________________

10-12-05, 04:03 PM	#10
iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,706 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

10-15-05, 01:10 PM	#14
don1reed Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Valhalla: Silent Generation Posts: 1,149 Downloads: 910 Uploads: 0	...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: __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. ~ George Orwell

10-12-05, 06:42 AM	#2
Kaleun Chief Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 329 Downloads: 266 Uploads: 0	Hi, There is a shallow section on the map at the position of Rockall bank - so it has been modelled to some degree! Kaleun

10-12-05, 06:56 AM	#3
303_Michcich A-ganger Join Date: May 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 80 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	yep, but would be good for the "rock" to actually stick out of water...

10-12-05, 09:35 AM	#4
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Oh does it IRL? Interesting I didn't know that. :hmm:

10-12-05, 02:13 PM	#7
cdragon Sailor man Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Boston, MA USA Posts: 44 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	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/roc...e-gallery.html EDIT OF EDIT: Oh. Badhat has posted all this good stuff already! Never mind, then.

10-12-05, 03:48 PM	#9
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Wow, had no idea that out in Mid-Atlantic is a ... rock. Great link to the paper by the way.

10-12-05, 05:24 PM	#11
Sankari7 Bilge Rat Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	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

10-12-05, 05:34 PM	#12
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard Sankari7! Nice to see more ppl from Finland are showing up!

10-13-05, 03:15 AM	#13
Twelvefield Planesman Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 186 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks like Rockall is another Hans Island, at least as far as Denmark is concerned.