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GC1K2RW

Traditional Cache Pee Shooter
A  cache by Dazzatron       Hidden: 12/23/2008  
Size: Size: Micro (Micro)      Difficulty: 2 out of 5      Terrain: 1.5 out of 5 (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)

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N/S ? ??.??? W/E ??? ??.???  []
In South Australia, Australia

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For years a gun stood on the highway on the outskirts of Port Wakefield, creating a landmark for the highway town for a rest stop. After an absence of more than a year, the iconic gun was replaced with a 155mm Long Tom on an M1 carriage in early December 2008. The previous gun, arrived in Port Wakefield in 1941, and after it was decommissioned, became a well-known landmark at the turn-off to the proof range. However, in mid 2006 it was taken to Sydney to commemorate the defence of Sydney Harbour during World War II. Hundreds signed a petition protesting at the relocation, including people from across South Australia and interstate.

The new gun is a 155mm Long Tom on a M1 Carriage (circa 1943), and is located at the same site. The M1 Carriage design allowed a variety of firing systems to be mounted, enabling the testing of ammunition and firing systems of in-service Australian ordnance. The Carriage is a solid stable platform, allowing the proofing of ordnance such as 76mm Naval and 105mm Tank, and continues to be used today.

Combined, the 155mm Long Tom and M1 Carriage weigh 12,564 kilograms, with a 7.05 metre long barrel and a muzzle velocity of 853 metres per second.
Each projectile weighs more than 43 kilograms, and is 67.8 centimetres long. The gun was originally towed by a Mack 6.6, 7.5 ton truck from 1938, later replaced in 1943 by the Tracked M4 High Speed Tractor.

Looking for a small magnetic object.
Please BYO Pen/Pencil
Good Luck


Additional Hints ( Decrypt ) 

Decryption Key
A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z
(letter above equals below,
and vice versa)

Vg vf ba gur tha (Decrypted Hints)




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Cache Logs
 November 20 by mobdx (184 found)
Another one that has been in the GPS for sometime, Tried last night at about 10 pm but no luck. Called in on the way back from Adelaide BINGO. SL TFTC

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 November 16 by 5grains (120 found)
FINALLY found this one on our second attemp & with some cryptic clues from others. I thought that we had looked all over, under around & through this one, missed it by this much first time round. Second attempt had the cache in hand within 2 min. Great hide.

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 October 28 by McPhan (2578 found)
2456. My esteemed colleague graciously stopped at this one on the way to Yorke Peninsula - the cornucopia of caches, and a focal point of our SA odyssey.

I love these guns having had a multitude of the Airfix models of them as a youngster.

TFTC and the recoil.

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 October 25 by honeysucker (520 found)
nice pee shooter could have used this at school

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 October 25 by farmer--brown (9 found)
nice pee shooter could have used this at school

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Current time: 11/22/2009 9:51:10 AM
Last Updated: 11/20/2009 10:29:06 AM
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum

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