# PDU-4

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Introduced in **0.2.414**
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PDU-4 is a Russian binocular rangefinder with day optics with a 360° digital compass and a laser rangefinder. It provides distance measurements up to 9 km with 7x magnification.

<figure><img src="https://370758970-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVykVVurkMJOzqmISKydU%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-87a28fd5c5204d26edd2f58a7fc93826eb500b1d%2Fimage.png?alt=media" alt=""><figcaption><p>PDU-4</p></figcaption></figure>

The engraved reticle has a long line spacing of 10 mils and short line spacing of 5 mils. 1 mil corresponds to 1 m spacing at a distance of 1 km. In the image below you can see a 1 m cube being sighted at 100 m being exactly 10 mils.

<figure><img src="https://370758970-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVykVVurkMJOzqmISKydU%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-a6925d5a6ac8674b8b6e1ae2d09743e69456a341%2Fimage.png?alt=media" alt=""><figcaption><p>PDU-4 Reticle Sighting a 1m Box at 100m</p></figcaption></figure>

Due to unavailability of documentation, the functionality of the PDi in game is identical to that of [Vector-21](https://docs.rhsmods.org/rhs-status-quo-user-documentation/arma-reforger/rhs-status-quo/blufor/gadgets/vector-21). We suspect that in real life it is also close.

While looking through the binocular view you can perform the following actions:

| Keys                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Description                                                                                                                                                                                | Examples                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| Press and hold **`R`** key. Hold target for \~2 seconds in red targeting square. Release **`R`** key.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Measures distance in meters to target.                                                                                                                                                     | ![](https://370758970-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVykVVurkMJOzqmISKydU%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e43cf6996243b2656bcac5b268324ddea2a5bc08%2Fimage.png?alt=media) |
| Press and hold **`V`** key. Hold target for \~2 seconds in red targeting square. Release **`V`** key.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Measures azimuth in degrees to target.                                                                                                                                                     | ![](https://370758970-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVykVVurkMJOzqmISKydU%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-30edefd884e0b1e7eec0e92baf053a30c273768b%2Fimage.png?alt=media) |
| Press and hold **`R+V`** keys simultaneously. Hold target for \~2 seconds in red targeting square. Release **`R+V`** keys.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Measures distance in meters and azimuth in degrees to target.                                                                                                                              | ![](https://370758970-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVykVVurkMJOzqmISKydU%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-c56750610367cab78476b63b299ce70f1b1bbc36%2Fimage.png?alt=media) |
| Press and hold **`R`**, tap **`C`** to mark first point, move to second point and release **`R`**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Measure distance between 2 points.                                                                                                                                                         | ![](https://370758970-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVykVVurkMJOzqmISKydU%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-9315b1b01eb38895fcde0811cf76abcb9397a1f0%2Fimage.png?alt=media) |
| Tap **`R`** once, press and hold **`R`**, tap **`C`** to mark first point, move to second point and release **`R`**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Measure horizontal and vertical distance between 2 points. The vertical distance is shown in the range indicator on the left. The horizontal distance in the azimuth indicator at the top. | ![](https://370758970-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVykVVurkMJOzqmISKydU%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-66752ee6198152bfc19d834384bbe96295661f40%2Fimage.png?alt=media) |
| Tap **`V`** once, press and hold **`V`** for \~2 seconds and release.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Measure azimuth and inclination to a point. Inclination, in degrees, is shown in the range indicator on the left.                                                                          | ![](https://370758970-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVykVVurkMJOzqmISKydU%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-676fa46a4a02dce9e98f151beb3d86ad13b95ab6%2Fimage.png?alt=media) |
| Tap **`R`** once, press and hold **`R`** for \~2 seconds and release.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Measure horizontal and vertical distance to a point. The vertical distance is indicated in the range indicator on the left.                                                                | ![](https://370758970-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVykVVurkMJOzqmISKydU%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-ad4bf8d1595ab158dd7f4952f9b91e251998a341%2Fimage.png?alt=media) |
| Press and hold **`V`**, tap **`C`** to mark first point, move to second and release **`V`**.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Measure distance and azimuth between two points.                                                                                                                                           | ![](https://370758970-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVykVVurkMJOzqmISKydU%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-f4049c7f9942a2f3304871c55c66a0940d87f814%2Fimage.png?alt=media) |
| <p>Tap <strong><code>V</code></strong>, press and hold <strong><code>V</code></strong>, tap <strong><code>C</code></strong> to mark first point (original target), move to second (arty impact) and release <strong><code>V</code></strong>.<br><br>The results are displayed together with letters (A. - add, d. - drop, L. - left, r. - right) which indicate the necessary correction terms together with the distance.<br><br>Example: If a shot is left and short, the correction is r.. and A.. with the appropriate value.</p> | Measure fall of shot between target and arty impact for correction.                                                                                                                        | ![](https://370758970-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FVykVVurkMJOzqmISKydU%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-622dccb76acac0d9206ab8fb3bd74d8958a53a44%2Fimage.png?alt=media) |
