IRON NEST Spotter Locations

Record the observation, not just the person

A spotter report is only usable when the observer's position stays attached to the reported bearing or range. The teleprinter may scroll and the clipboard can be cleared, so preserve each known observer on the tactical map as soon as the coordinate arrives.

Use the blue numbered tokens for spotters. Green letters are better reserved for named reference points and red numbers for solved enemy targets. This keeps the origin of each construction line visible when the map becomes crowded.

Marker workflow

1. Copy the spotter coordinate from the relevant teleprinter message.
2. Place the matching blue numbered token in the correct main grid and sub-grid.
3. Draw a yellow bearing line from that exact token, or a range circle when the report gives distance.
4. Repeat with a second independent observation.
5. Use the line-line or line-circle intersection as the candidate target.
6. Put a red target token at the solved position.
7. Measure the final bearing and range from the IRON NEST, not from a spotter.

Some mission reports include small uncertainty in bearing and range. When two lines nearly meet, treat the reported tolerance as an uncertainty area and use reconnaissance or an illumination shell when the risk of a blind shot is high.

Coordinate caution

Spotter coordinates belong to the current mission state. Mission 2 discussions show why keeping the blue marker matters: a later objective can refer back to Spotter 1 after the original message has scrolled away. This page therefore teaches the preservation method rather than publishing one universal coordinate list.