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Posledni ropik/Last Fort Multi-cache

Hidden : 10/27/2006
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Jednoduchá multicache mimo turistické trasy. The simply multicache in the unpeopled area.

Lehké opevnení IV. armádního sboru v Jeseníkách na úseku XIV. Domašov v cásti XXVII. mezi Jestrábím vrchem a Dlouhou horou budovala stavební firma Ing. Schmalze z Olomouce v roce 1937. Vybetonováno bylo celkem 53 objektu. Multicache vás zavede k pevnustkám zvané Ropíky vzor 37 typu A, které byly budovány pro 7 mužu, dva zalafetované kulomety v ocelolitinových strílnách, se zamrížovaným a zalomeným vstupem opatreným pancérovanými dvermi a chráneným vchodovou strílnou. Vybavení tvoril i rucní ventilátor k odstranení spalin vzniklých pri strelbe, granátový skluz k obrane týlu a pozorovací periskop. Železobetonová stena o síle 80 cm mela odolat strelám ráže 105 mm. Více na www.ropiky.net

Point number 1 N 50o 11.655 E 017o 14.038 Cervené císlo ve vchodu = A

Point number 2 N 50o 11.(A+373)E 017o 14.183 križovatka

Point number 3 N 50o 11.(3xA+12)E 017o 14.568 Cervené císlo = B

Point number 4 N 50o 11.(A+B+27O)E 017o 14.703 poslední ropík Cervené císlo = C a nyní zpet na

Point number 5 N 50o 11.(3xB+2)E 01 o 14.008 Pocet vertikálních mrížek v malém vetracím okénku = D

Cache N 50o 11.(C+169xD) E 017o 13.986

En

Adolf Hitler had won the elections in Germany in 1933. The young Czechoslovakia had to secure its borders against a surprise German attack. There were two concepts how to do it. The first one - to build a large mobile army, and the second one - to build border fortresses. The first one had a big disadvantage. Czechoslovakia was too small to build a mobile army powerful enough to stop the substantially bigger German army. However the second one had its disadvantages as well. Had the fort line been broken, there would not have been enough strength to prevent the enemy units from entering Czechoslovakia. The second concept won in the end, because of the idea that fortresses could have stopped the enemy as long as the Czechoslovak allied forces (French and British ones) entered the war with an attack against Germany from the west. Light forts were built to protect the main line of heavy forts against a surprise enemy attack and to stop the attack until the main line of the fortification system was ready to strike against the approaching enemy or until the mobile forces of the army reached the area. They were also built in areas where an enemy tank attack was not viable. Light Fort Mark 37 Type A has two embrasures for a machine-gun designed for the flank fire to left and right. It was the biggest advantage of this type in comparison with the old Mark 36. The side towards the enemy is 80 cm thick and it is often faced with a layer of protective stones (about 1 m thick) and covered with earth. Grass was planted on top, so the fort seemed to be a small hill. This was common for all modifications of this type (except the Marks 37 C and E) and for all heavy forts. The ceiling and the wall with the embrasure is 60 cm thick. The side of the nape measures 50 cm. There were also forts built with thicker or thinner walls than these standards in some locations. These forts were equipped with periscopes (one per M.G.), a man-powered ventilator and an entrance with iron bars and armoured doors. There is one embrasure for a pistol or another personal weapon for gorge fire (entrance protection) and special tube with a cover for pushing out hand grenades to protect the undefended sides. Forts Mark 37 A are also divided by an angle between the left and right axis of the embrasure. We distinguish several types: Marks 37 A-120, -140, -160, -180, -200, -220. The crew of this fort was created by 7 men. More: www.ropiky.net

Point number 1 N 50o 11.655 E 017o 14.038 Red number on the entrance = A

Point number 2 N 50o 11.(A+373) E 017o 14.183 crossing

Point number 3 N 50o 11.(3xA+12)E 017o 14.568 Red number = B

Point number 4 N 50o 11.(A+B+270) E 017o 14.703 last fort Red number = C and now back to

Point number 5 N 50o 11.(3xB+2) E 017o 14.008 Sums of vertical iron bars at small ventilation window = D

Cache N 50o 11.(C+169xD) E 017o 13.986

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Qerib an fgebzr. Gur jbbq ba n gerr.

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)