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Central Maine Stratego - Bomb Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/26/2023
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Back when I was growing up we didn't have the distractions that are available today.  When it was rainy in the summer or we had a snow day, we would entertain ourselves with board games.  Out of many, my favorite was STRATEGO.  It was similar to Chess and Capture the Flag.  The game pieces had a head shot of military personnel, such as Scout, Miner, Sergeant or Marshall and each piece had a corresponding number on it.  Miners were number 8 and Marshall was number 1.  Additionally, a Marshall could take any other numbered piece, Captains could take Lieutenants and lower.  There were also pieces marked with a Flag, Bombs, that took out anyone but a Miners, Spies that could capture the Flag, The ultimate goal was to protect your Flag from capture and capture the opposing player's Flag.  This set of caches will emulate that game.

 

"Fat Man" Atomic Bomb

 

A "Fat Man" bomb was dropped over Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945, near the end of World War II. Released by the B-29 Bockscar, the 10,000-pound weapon was detonated at an altitude of approximately 1,800 feet over the city. The bomb had an explosive force (yield) of about 20,000 tons of TNT, about the same as the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Because of Nagasaki's hilly terrain, however, the damage was somewhat less extensive than of the relatively flat Hiroshima.

"Fat Man" was an implosion-type weapon using plutonium. A subcritical sphere of plutonium was placed in the center of a hollow sphere of high explosive (HE). Numerous detonators located on the surface of the HE were fired simultaneously to produce a powerful inward pressure on the capsule, squeezing it and increasing its density. This resulted in a supercritical condition and a nuclear explosion. 

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196220/fat-man-atomic-bomb/

The cache is not at the posted location.  You must complete the jigsaw puzzle below to find where the cache is physically located.

This cache may not be accessible if the snow banks get too high!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

TEP

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)