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In memory of the old time favorite game "Battleship" here is my rendition in geocaching form. All sections are located within Bangor city limits. Coordinates given are same as the center square of grid below. Allow yourself some time to do this cache as it involves a few hours travelling around town to aquire the necessary information. The final cache is very difficult to find in the snow!
Once you have determined the position of all 3 PT boats, you will need to determine the orientation and move some numbers around some. Here is all the information you will need to figure the final coordinates: On the grid, North is "up". PT-1 is not traveling the same direction as PT-3 PT-3 is more east than PT-2. All PT boats are either heading north or east. For translating rows to numbers, A=6; B=7; C=8; D=9; E=0. The front portion of a PT boat represents the columns (numbers 1-5). The rear portion of a PT boat represents the rows (numbers 6-0). Latitude: N 44 (PT-3 front)(PT-1 rear).(PT-3 rear)(PT-1 front subtract 1)(PT-2 rear subtract 4) Longitude: W 068 (PT-3 front)(PT-1 rear).(PT-2 front)(PT-2 rear)(PT-1 front) The final cache is an ammo box cleverly hidden in a wooded trail system within the city. Please rehide the cache exactly as it was found and be careful about being seen as these trails are often visited by dog walkers and other non-cachers out for some fresh air.
Below is a modified Battleship game board which consists of a 5X5 grid. Hidden on the grid are 3 boats, all of which are the ever elusive "2 holed" PT Boats, Named PT-1, PT-2, and PT-3. To find the coordinates of the battleship (final cache), you must first locate these 3 PT Boats. Once they are located, you will have to do some slight calculations to obtain the coordinates of the final cache.
To fire a shot, simply visit the location of one of the 25 virtual type targets. There are no cache containers at any of these locations. Any that are behind fences or that are off limits for other reasons can be viewed and verified from a distance. Determine if the answer to the question for that location is true or false. If the answer is true, it is a "hit"; if the answer is false it is a "miss". There is no need to go to all 25 locations, but you will need to find all 3 PT boats in order to obtain coordinates for the final cache.
For a printable one page copy of the battleship gameboard and clues for finding the final cache Click here.
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