Elevation guide
How to Calculate Elevation in IRON NEST
Multiply the distance in kilometers by 12, then divide by the selected powder charge.
Elevation formula
elevation = 12 × distance(km) ÷ charges
The three values
Distance is the target range, powder charge is an integer from 1 through 6, and elevation is the gun setting in degrees.
Kilometers and meters
Use kilometers directly. Convert meters to kilometers by dividing by 1,000 before applying the formula.
Automatic minimum charge
The minimum charge is ceil(distance ÷ 5). This keeps the verified elevation at or below 60 degrees.
Worked examples
- 1.00 km, charge 1 → 12.00°Use 1.00 km, charge 1 → 12.00° in the calculator
- 5.00 km, charge 1 → 60.00°Use 5.00 km, charge 1 → 60.00° in the calculator
- 5.01 km, charge 2 → 30.06°Use 5.01 km, charge 2 → 30.06° in the calculator
- 7.35 km, charge 2 → 44.10°Use 7.35 km, charge 2 → 44.10° in the calculator
- 12.91 km, charge 3 → 51.64°Use 12.91 km, charge 3 → 51.64° in the calculator
Verified limits
A charge is unreachable above 60°. Results below 12° are withheld because the current evidence set does not verify that low-angle range.
Try the shared calculator
Current solution
Enter a distance to calculate all six charges.
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Common mistakes
Check kilometer-versus-meter units, use an integer charge from 1 through 6, and round only the final elevation display.
Sources and updates
This unofficial community guide uses model community-linear-v1, last verified 2026-08-14. Game updates can invalidate these results; Steam build verification remains pending.