Plot reconnaissance from the stated origins
A bearing becomes a ray. A distance becomes a radius or arc. The useful target is where independent constraints intersect.
Target & Self Positioning
Use each report from its own origin. Locate the target from independent constraints, then rebuild the firing origin whenever the Nest moves.
TWO DIFFERENT PROBLEMS
First decide what you are locating
Rebuild the origin after movement
Do not reuse the old firing line. If the new location is unknown after an Emergency Move, use Position Report information as constraints until the result is credible.
Two reports are not guaranteed to be sufficient. Continue only when the constraints produce a credible, unique result; otherwise add another independent constraint.
MAP / ORIGINS
Name the origin before drawing the measurement
The Tactical Map grounds every later decision. A spotter or reference origin, target candidate, current Nest and final firing line are different objects. Keeping those identities separate prevents an observation line from becoming an incorrect gun bearing.
Spotter / reference originNest / firing originCandidate targetConfirmed point
GEOMETRY / TWO BEARINGS
Draw each bearing from the observer that reported it
- Place both known observation origins.
- Draw one bearing ray from each correct origin.
- Mark the intersection as a candidate target.
- Verify the candidate against map context before treating it as confirmed.
GEOMETRY / TWO DISTANCES
Keep both intersections until another fact removes one
Two distance arcs can produce no intersection, one tangent point or two possible points. When two candidates remain, map context or another independent measurement decides which one can become credible.
A mixed bearing-and-distance solution follows the same rule: the bearing ray must meet the distance arc centered on the report's own origin.
See the 2:27 two-distance demonstration by Accelerated Ideas ↗DECISION / ANOTHER CONSTRAINT
Ask whether the result is unique and believable
The number of reports is not the rule. Their independence and geometry are. Use this decision table without turning it into a probability claim.
Current geometryNext move
01One clear intersection from independent constraints
Keep it as a candidate and verify it against the map context.
02Bearings are nearly parallel
Add a constraint that crosses the existing geometry more decisively.
03Two distance arcs leave two candidate points
Use map context, a bearing or another independent report to remove the ambiguity.
04Reports conflict or the intersection is visibly weak
Recheck every origin and entered value before requesting another useful constraint.
MOVE / RECOVER
A moved Nest invalidates an origin-dependent firing line
After movement, solve the information state before rebuilding the gun solution. This flow deliberately explains relationships; it does not imitate the Position Report interface.
01Old Nest originKnown firing line
→02Nest movesOld line is no longer current
→03Is the new origin known?Normal versus unknown-position state
YESDraw from the known new origin
NOPlot Position Report constraintsAmbiguous? Add another independent constraint.
04Confirm the new originBuild a new firing line to the target
What remains uncertain
The current source set establishes the Position Report card and its Emergency Move/unknown-location role, but it does not show the complete current-release execution in one reviewed visual. This guide therefore publishes no universal cost, probability, error radius or guaranteed two-report solution.