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Fort Spenceville Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 5/1/2006
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

FTF goes to retiredprof on May 3, 2006



Fort Spenceville can not be found at the above coordinates. Below is a series of questions numbered Q1 - Q7 & A1 – A7. Answer each question and use the correct answer to find the corresponding spot for the right coordinates. You may also need to find out more information from another source that deals with the Army of the USA. After all, Spenceville is in the USA; they aren’t trying to secede…

Bellow each question is a picture associated with a link to the web page with the answers on it;you just have to read a little.

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HIJ KL.MNO

Q1 The HERCULES is a full-tracked, armored vehicle that uses an existing chassis but significantly improves towing, winching, lifting, and braking characteristics. What is the military designation of this vehicle?
A1

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Q2 This system consists of a gyro-stabilized air defense turret mounted on a modified heavy High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). The turret has two Stinger missile launcher pods, each capable of firing up to 4 fire-and-forget infrared/ultraviolet guided missiles in rapid succession. Besides the 8 Stinger missiles what armament does this system have?
A2

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Q3 A fully integrated NBC reconnaissance system with a dedicated system of NBC detection, warning, and sampling equipment integrated into a six-wheeled, all-wheel-drive armored vehicle. What is the military designation of this vehicle?
A3

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Q4 This is the first "fire-and-forget" shoulder-fired anti-tank missile now fielded to the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps, replacing Dragon. It’s unique top-attack flight mode, superior self-guiding tracking system and advanced warhead design allows it to defeat all known tanks out to what range?
A4

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Q5 This is a lightweight, gas-operated, one-man-portable automatic weapon capable of delivering a large volume of effective fire at ranges up to what distance?
A5

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Q6 The Stryker vehicle fulfills an immediate requirement in the Army’s current transformation process to equip a strategically deployable and operationally deployable brigade capable of rapid movement anywhere on the globe in a combat ready configuration. How many wheels does this vehicle have?
A6

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Q7 The CH-47F has how many rotors?
A7

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North
A = 3rd number of A3
B = Number of Stinger Missiles mentioned in Q2 plus 1
C = 2nd number in A5
D = 1st number after decimal point in A2 times 2 minus 1
E = 1st number in answer A4 times 2
F = 3rd number in A5
G = 5th number in A1 plus A7 minus 1

West
H = 2nd number of A3 minus 3rd number of A1
I = Stinger Pods can fire how many missiles at once? – A7
J = Army of ???
K = Last digit of A1 minus the 1
L = Three Aircraft the Stryker deploys on (Number’s added together) 2nd number minus the third number [left to right] then square that number.
M = How many branches of the military uses the Javelin missile? subtract 1
N = A7 plus 1
O = Last Coordinate number of the North Coordinate of a nearby cache speaking of running minus 2.

You can check your coordinates using the link below; if you still are having trouble just let me know and I will be happy to help

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)