Machine systems
Operate the NEST
The machine is not a collection of isolated panels. Information moves from teleprinter to map, calculator, loading floor, gun controls, impact report, and correction loop.
System dependencies
One error travels downstream
Use this board when a shot looks wrong. Start with the earliest uncertain input; correcting a later dial cannot repair a bad target position.
Intelligence chain
Turn High Command orders and observer reports into labeled, auditable map evidence.
Teleprinter & Field Reports
Read High Command orders and field reports without confusing a spotter origin, target clue, mission requirement, or later correction.
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Spotter Position
Find targets from IRON NEST spotter reports by preserving each origin, plotting bearings or distance arcs, and measuring the final shot from the current NEST.
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Tactical Map Tokens
Use map tokens as a readable intelligence system for the NEST, numbered spotters, targets, candidate positions, and completed objectives.
Open system file →Distance Circles & Compass
Plot distance reports as circles or arcs, combine them with bearings, and choose the correct intersection without turning a radius into firing range.
Open system file →Fire-control loop
Convert a confirmed target into bearing, range, charges, elevation, and a checked firing card.
Map Measurement
Use the IRON NEST tactical map to plot full grid coordinates, draw bearing lines and distance arcs, and read the final NEST-to-target bearing and range.
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Ballistic Calculator
Use the IRON NEST ballistic calculator correctly: measure range, choose charges, read elevation, transfer the solution, and diagnose bad outputs.
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Clipboard & Firing Card
Turn orders and map measurements into a clean firing card that keeps target, bearing, range, shell, charges, and elevation attached to the same shot.
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Artillery Correction
Turn impact observations into controlled map or ballistic corrections without rebuilding an accurate part of the firing solution.
Open system file →Machine operation
Move through the turret, lay both guns, manage supplies, and reset correctly after relocation.
Controls & Keybinds
Learn the control logic for moving through the NEST, operating stations, handling the tactical map, and using a controller without memorizing an outdated key list.
Open system file →First Firing Solution
Build your first IRON NEST firing solution by converting a confirmed target into bearing, range, shell, powder-charge count, and matching gun elevation.
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Requisition & Supplies
Plan requisition spending around mission-critical ammunition, reconnaissance, movement, and the supplies needed to finish the operation.
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Battery Relocation
Move the NEST deliberately, update the tactical map, invalidate stale firing cards, and rebuild every active solution from the new position.
Open system file →Fast diagnosis
Do not correct the symptom first
Left or right missAudit the target origin, final bearing, and traverse transfer.
Short or long missAudit range, selected charges, loaded charges, and elevation as one pair.
Miss after relocationMove the NEST marker and rebuild every firing solution from the new origin.