GC2ZJM4 Pirateology - Gunnery (Traditional Cache) in West Midlands, United Kingdom created by Mandarin Lake (now looked after by angellica)

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Hidden : 7/6/2011

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LESSONS IN BECOMING A PIRATE

READ, PRACTICE, LEARN AND BRING YOUR SKILLS TO PIRATEMANIA!

5 in a series of 20

GUNNERY

The ultimate goal of most pirates was to capture ships and their cargo, therefore decisions about arms were strategic. A variety of weapons and methods of use were employed by pirates with differing histories and training. Although pirates summon to mind cutlasses, daggers, and other knives, by the 16th century most pirates commonly used small arms and naval artillery.

Pistols were the favored small arms and most pirates carried several guns at a time. Flintlock muzzle loading pistols were common and prized above other weapons of the period, however they tended to be unreliable at sea. Pistols could be fired with one hand, but all pistols were manually loaded. Many pirates wore two pistols with both half-cocked, or partially loaded, and some versions had more than one barrel.

Other small arms used by pirates include the Blunderbuss; large, long guns that originated in Germany and whose name meant "thunder guns". Blunderbusses were from 14 to 30 inches long and fired small pellets. Similar to the modern shotgun, they exploded a large amount of shot into a small area.

Long Arms or muskets were also used. Muskets were four to five feet in length and both unwieldy and inaccurate. Both hands were required to support and fire a musket. Pirates preferred long arms on land and found them effective when sacking a city or battling on shore. Muskets were not as effective in close combat situation

Many thanks to Mandarin Lake for placing the original cache.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ghor 6sg sebz U

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)