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Iron Nest: Heavy Turret Simulator - This Means War Crimes

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Storyline

  • You play as an artillery operator inside Iron Nest, following high command’s orders to destroy designated targets.
  • Missions escalate from simple coordinate-based artillery to urban combat, where:
    • Targets are identified via spotters/scouts
    • The main challenge is avoiding civilian/friendly locations
    • The game treats small targeting errors as potentially catastrophic “war crimes,” even when your intent is correct.
  • You eventually help clear a city grid/area of multiple enemy positions using a mix of:
    • HE (high explosive) for area damage and splash effects
    • AP (armor-piercing) for more precise killing against higher-value or hardened objectives
  • A final “trick” strategy helps you destroy enemies by aiming just outside populated areas to reduce collateral damage.

Gameplay highlights (moment-to-moment)

  • Tutorial-style control: the game prompts you to:
    • Select the target using coordinates/bearing
    • Compute bearing, distance, number of powder charges, and required elevation
    • Choose the shell type
    • Load ram shell and powder charges
    • Set turret elevation and left/right angle
    • Run a final arming/check sequence
    • Pull a major firing lever/switch
  • After firing, the game:
    • Tracks shell impacts on the map
    • Updates whether enemies/friendlies were hit (including accidental hits as meaningful consequences)
  • Recon integration:
    • You sometimes gain new target info via spotters (bearings from their locations)
    • Later you call/receive a scout plane recon to confirm a P4 grid area—especially needed for AP-precision objectives

Strategies and key tips

  • Follow the map workflow carefully
    • Copy high command messages/target data into notes
    • Use bearing lines on the map to determine aim direction
    • For triangulation, compute intersections of lines (bearings from multiple spotters)
  • Pay attention to distance → powder charges
    • Example logic mentioned:
      • 5–10 km: use 2 powder charges
      • >10 km: switch to 3 powder charges
  • Use HE for city clearing
    • HE’s splash damage can destroy multiple nearby enemies if you aim between/near targets
    • In dense urban zones, the narrator emphasizes not hitting nearby civilian/orphanage areas
  • Aiming “just outside the city” to manage collateral
    • A repeated “solve the problem with physics” approach:
      • Target slightly outside populated districts so splash reaches enemies
      • Reduce the chance of direct impacts on friendlies/civilian zones
  • AP requires extra precision
    • AP is chosen for specific high-priority/hardened targets (e.g., a supply cache)
    • The video stresses AP is unforgiving: even slight aiming errors can fail
  • Watch for base/position changes
    • High command can “flip/move” your base without clear warning
    • Verify your current location before calculating trajectories
  • Confirm inputs before firing
    • The final arming sequence acts as a last-chance check:
      • correct gun (left/right) selected
      • correct shell type loaded
      • correct bearing/elevation and computed range inputs

Notable gameplay moments

  • Early shot:
    • The player hits a target correctly, but a nearby marker (medical center nearby) highlights the game’s sensitivity to small errors.
  • Triangulation mission:
    • Two spotters provide bearings; the player intersects lines to locate targets
    • Selects HE and uses splash to remove multiple enemies
  • Multi-stage city sweep:
    • Multiple infantry targets appear, and information can be incomplete—additional recon may be needed
  • Recon + AP supply cache:
    • A recon flight over P4 confirms the zone
    • AP is loaded and fired with stricter accuracy
  • “War-crimes minimization” via splash:
    • The narrator deliberately aims outside the city edge to avoid collateral while still destroying enemy targets
  • Final kills:
    • Multiple confirmations occur from splash/near-edge impacts
    • A final shot removes the remaining objective(s)

Gamers / sources featured

  • Jonas (the narrator/speaker): “many a true nerd” (channel/personality referenced in the intro)
  • No other named gamers or external sources are featured in the provided subtitles.

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