Australia has had quite the share of its wildlife wars. The Great Emu War was a nuisance wildlife management military operation undertaken in Australia over the latter part of 1932 to address public concern over the number of emus said to be running amok in the Campion district of Western Australia. The unsuccessful attempts to curb the population of emus employed soldiers armed with Lewis guns. While a number of the birds were killed, the emu population persisted and continued to cause crop destruction.
More recently, an outbreak of ducks have been observed by several Geocachers. Gold Coast's Robina saw the first conflict, and the infamous General Duck has arisen to the top to lead an army, and Duck has been enclosing Brisbane's CBD in recent days. Groundspeak's media has dubbed this the upcoming Duck Attack.
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Phase 1 - Survey the Primary Artillery. Then Take Away.
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Admiral Ads has already foiled an amphibious assault from General Duck, but the ducks are regrouping for their next rush. General Duck's primary artillery includes a count of:
- Anti-tank guns - high-velocity guns designed to fire anti-tank shells. They are designed to be easily transported and concealed to maximise responsiveness and surprise;
- Assault guns - armoured gun-armed vehicle designed to provide direct fire support for infantry and armoured forces. The gun is mounted in the hull and the front of the vehicle is heavily armoured; and
- Autocannons - automatic guns with calibers of 20 mm or more.
Furthermore, his secondary artillery are:
- Howitzers - historically, these fired a heavy shell in a high-trajectory from a relatively short barrel and their range was limited but they were slightly more mobile than similar size field guns. Since the end of World War II, howitzers have gained longer barrels and hence increased range to become gun-howitzers;
- Recoilless gun - a lightweight weapon that fires a heavier projectile than would be practical to fire from a recoiling weapon of comparable size. Technically, only devices that use a rifled barrel are recoilless rifles; and
- Heavy mortars - large-calibre mortars designed to fire a relatively heavy shell on a high-angle trajectory. Such weapons have a relatively short range, but are usually less complex than similar calibre field artillery.
Knowing this intelligence, General Duck can then be defeated by taking away ones. Bullseyes (zeroes) have now been introduced to aim your primary artillery.
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Phase 2 - Evaluate the General's Position and Win the War.
Net88 previously spent time at the posted coordinates watching ducks swim and quack (refer to the nearby Weir'd geocache), but otherwise, there are no signs of General Duck. General Duck won't be giving off his position that easily, but his mud map may assist his final move:
General Duck has centred himself with his feathered soldiers on Story Bridge. As of 10:00 hr [clock], two rival duck batallion bases have been detected. General Duck is attempting to gain ground over the Blue Swedish Duck, however is on the defensive against Bearded Duck. His next move is certainly a puzzle‽
