Guides
How to Find the Exact IRON NEST Position
Plot the correct firing origin, rebuild it from Position Reports after a move, and stop small map errors from becoming large misses.
Evidence map reviewed: 2026-08-15
The firing-origin point comes from the maintained Steam Basics guide; post-move reconstruction is supported by a Steam Position Report discussion.
Use the real firing origin
An accurate target marker is not enough if the IRON NEST marker is wrong. On the map model, begin the firing line at the small spike at the bottom of the model, not from the center of the hull, the barrel or an edge of the icon. The maintained Steam Basics guide explicitly warns that another starting point produces an inaccurate bearing and range.
Place the IRON NEST from the coordinate printed by the mission feed, zoom into the sub-grid and use the red plotting pencil from the spike to the target. Copy the returned bearing and range only after both endpoints are correct. If a result looks implausible, check the origin before changing charge or elevation.
Rebuild the position after an Emergency Move
An Emergency Move invalidates every solution measured from the former position. Read each new Position Report as a geometric constraint. A bearing report gives a line beginning at the named friendly position; a range report gives a circle centered on that position. Two independent constraints normally reduce the possible location to an intersection or a small uncertainty area.
Mark the friendly origin first, draw each bearing or range with the yellow pencil or compass, and keep every report visible. Where the constraints agree, move the IRON NEST marker to the supported point. Then separate old firing lines and rebuild bearing, range, charge and elevation for every remaining target.
Accuracy checklist and troubleshooting
- Confirm the report belongs to the current move.
- Verify the named reference unit before drawing.
- Start the final red line from the model's bottom spike.
- Treat a near intersection as uncertainty, not false precision.
- Recalculate both guns; old target cards contain old geometry.
If every shot misses in roughly the same direction, suspect the firing origin. If only one target misses, recheck that target's observation. If two Position Reports do not cross cleanly, confirm origins and units, then use another report or reconnaissance instead of guessing. Mission layouts vary, so fixed coordinates from another run are not a reliable substitute.