Ballistic calculator: keep the map-to-gun handoff intact
The calculator cannot repair a bad map origin. Start with the final red line from the current Nest position, then carry every value forward without substitution.
- Applicable version
- Full release; evidence checked August 20, 2026
- Applicable platform
- PC / Steam
- Verification
- Current sources cross-checked; no owned gameplay run
Draw the red line from the Iron Nest to the fixed target and copy its bearing and range. On the calculator, enter that bearing, choose the target icon if useful, select the intended shell, set the measured range, and choose a charge count the indicator accepts. Pull the calculate-elevation lever, then transfer the resulting card's bearing, charge count and elevation to the same gun you load and arm.
Measure the final firing line
Use the red pencil from the bottom spike of the current Iron Nest marker to the target. The copied bearing and range are the calculator's primary map inputs.
Enter bearing, target and shell
Set the bearing first, select the optional target icon, then rotate the shell selector to the round you actually intend to load.
Enter range and choose charges
Set the Nest-to-target range. Adjust powder charges until the calculator indicates a viable amount; do not silently change the charge count after generating the card.
Generate and carry the card
Pull the elevation calculation lever. Keep the resulting card visible and transfer its bearing and elevation to the correct cannon while loading the same shell and charge count.
Run the physical pre-fire check
Confirm target card, range source, shell, charge count, turret bearing, cannon elevation and armed side. A correct card attached to the other gun is still a failed handoff.
- The map line, calculator bearing and turret bearing all use the same Nest-to-target direction.
- The loaded shell and powder count match the calculator input.
- The chosen gun's elevation matches its target card and that gun is armed.
The official store confirms the core instruments and relationship; detailed control order comes from a current community guide. We do not claim that this workflow guarantees a hit or simulates real-world artillery physics.
Updated August 20, 2026.
Sources
- Official Steam store pageOfficially confirms the measurement → calculator → charges/elevation loop at a capability level.
- Steam Community: An operator's guide to the basicsProvides the detailed current community workflow and station order; Steam currently displays a removal/incompatibility notice.