Independent Operator Field Guide
IRON NEST:
Heavy Turret Simulator
Turn battlefield intelligence into accurate artillery fire. Master map measurement, triangulation, ammunition, powder charges, missions, and every station inside the IRON NEST.
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Become an operator
Learn the complete firing loop first, then move into positioning, ballistics, and combat missions.
Beginner Guide
A practical IRON NEST beginner walkthrough from teleprinter order and map plotting to ballistics, loading, firing, and correcting a missed shot.
Open field manual →02Map & targetingHow to Triangulate
Learn how to triangulate a target or observer in IRON NEST using two bearing reports, correct origins, clean map lines, and an intersection check.
Open field manual →03BallisticsPowder Charges
Understand what powder charges change in IRON NEST, how to pair them with range and elevation, and when extra charges help or waste resources.
Open field manual →About the game
One operator.
Five thousand tons of steel.
IRON NEST is a dieselpunk heavy-artillery simulator in which one operator controls a colossal war machine. Every lever, map mark, powder charge, shell, and firing decision is handled manually.
Receive intelligence through teleprinters and spotter reports, measure the tactical map, calculate firing solutions, load the guns, and correct each shot while enemy forces attempt to locate the turret.
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