<s>
Hughes	O
AN/TPQ	B-Algorithm
-37	I-Algorithm
Firefinder	O
Weapon	O
Locating	O
System	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
radar	B-Application
system	I-Application
developed	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1970s	O
by	O
Hughes	O
Aircraft	O
Company	O
,	O
achieving	O
Initial	O
Operational	O
Capability	O
in	O
1980	O
and	O
full	O
deployment	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
manufactured	O
by	O
ThalesRaytheonSystems	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
a	O
long-range	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
weapon-locating	O
radar	B-Application
"	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
detect	O
and	O
track	O
incoming	O
artillery	O
and	O
rocket	O
fire	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
origin	O
for	O
counter-battery	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
radar	B-Application
is	O
trailer-mounted	O
and	O
towed	O
by	O
a	O
truck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
typical	O
AN/TPQ	B-Algorithm
-37	I-Algorithm
system	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
Antenna-Transceiver	O
Group	O
,	O
Command	O
Shelter	O
and	O
60kW	O
Generator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AN/TPQ	B-Algorithm
-37	I-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
electronically	B-Algorithm
steered	I-Algorithm
radar	B-Application
,	O
meaning	O
the	O
radar	B-Application
does	O
not	O
actually	O
move	O
while	O
in	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
radar	B-Application
scans	O
a	O
90-degree	O
sector	O
for	O
incoming	O
rocket	O
,	O
artillery	O
and	O
mortar	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Raytheon	O
,	O
the	O
Hughes	O
Aircraft	O
Co	O
.	O
developed	O
the	O
AN/TPQ	B-Algorithm
-37	I-Algorithm
Firefinder	I-Algorithm
radar	I-Algorithm
at	O
its	O
facility	O
in	O
Fullerton	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
and	O
manufactures	O
it	O
at	O
its	O
plant	O
in	O
Forest	O
,	O
Mississippi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radar	B-Application
Shelter	O
includes	O
two	O
Work-Stations	O
for	O
two	O
radar	B-Application
operators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
High-speed	O
radar	B-Application
programs	O
loading	O
from	O
ROCS	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recording	O
of	O
radar	B-Application
operation	O
for	O
off	O
line	O
debriefing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Option	O
for	O
custom-made	O
protocols	O
to	O
communicate	O
radar	B-Application
data	O
and	O
targets	O
to	O
remote	O
Users	O
such	O
as	O
Command	O
&	O
Control	O
,	O
batteries	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
nomenclature	O
AN/TPQ	B-Algorithm
-37	I-Algorithm
is	O
thus	O
derived	O
:	O
</s>
