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How do I find the second Counter-Battery wave?

After the first three guns are gone, treat the later artillery as a fresh search problem instead of assuming the first search area still contains it.

Quick answer

Start a fresh search for the later artillery. Prepare your guns, ammunition, and map, then use STAR for fresh direction information and redirect the Scout Plane or other reconnaissance from that clue. Keep adapting the search instead of committing to one fixed second-wave grid.

Search for the next wave

  1. Prepare before firing STAR

    Set up your guns, ammunition, and map first. Firing STAR can bring Counter-Battery pressure, so be ready to act on the direction clue before you start the search.

  2. Use STAR to get a new direction

    Fire STAR to get direction information for the later artillery. Treat the result as a search clue, not as a fixed destination.

  3. Redirect reconnaissance

    Move the Scout Plane or other reconnaissance toward the new direction and search from that information.

  4. Adjust the search as you learn more

    Use each new observation to redirect the next search. Do not commit to one fixed grid, river side, route, trigger, or timing assumption.

Still stuck?

I destroyed the first three guns and see nothing else

Start a new STAR-and-reconnaissance search for the later artillery instead of treating the first search area as the answer.

I want to fire STAR immediately

Prepare your firing setup and map first. Firing STAR can bring Counter-Battery pressure during the search.

An old guide gives one river side or a fixed grid

Do not rely on that as a current fixed location. Search from fresh STAR direction information and reconnaissance instead.

Do not plan around a fixed second-wave grid, exact coordinates, or a specific spawn time.

Avoid these search mistakes

  • Reusing the first-wave search area instead of reacquiring the later artillery.
  • Firing STAR before the rest of the firing setup is ready.
  • Following an old fixed coordinate, river side, trigger, or timing value as if it were universal.
Why fresh reacquisition matters

After the first three guns, locating the later artillery is a new search task. STAR gives you direction information, and reconnaissance lets you search from that clue. Use each new clue to keep redirecting the search until you find the targets. Do not build the plan around a universal spawn grid, exact trigger or timing, or an unconfirmed restart fix.

Current-version notesChecked Aug 19, 2026

A current post-release player report describes using STAR direction information and redirected reconnaissance to find later artillery. It does not confirm a separate stale-recon mechanic, fixed second-wave spawn logic or coordinates, exact timing, or a restart fix.

Version scope: IRON NEST full release, using current post-release evidence.