The PADS position and azimuth determining system

Is a self-contained inertial surveying system

Capable of rapidly determining accurate position, elevation, and azimuth

When utilized in either ground or airborne survey operations.

PADS was designed to conduct field artillery surveys critical to the fire control function

Linking battery centers, launchers, target acquisition service sites and observation posts.

It will determine the azimuth of orienting lines for pointing weapons

In relation to grid or true north.

In the past determining the azimuth for pointing weapons was an operation which

Required a theodolite and took at least twenty minutes.

Several such sets are required to position whole batteries.

In the past batteries were heavily armored and moved seldom if at all.

With today's sophistication of battle field equipment a howitzer

Which is fired can have its position computed and return fire landing

Exactly on top of it within thirty seconds.

No more lengthy stays especially

In a European zone.

The PADS allows fast re-aiming and when used with a mobile artillery

It allows redistribution so quickly that the

Battery atomizes.

It is now efficient to survey the position for each gun.

Separately directing return fire on one site

Does not guarantee the destruction of a battery.

At best it means knocking our one gun,

At worst it means giving away the position of one's own artillery.