Kalran: Tales of the four nations/Airpad

The nature of DSDF air operations, as with so much of the rest of that group's operations, is highly decentralised. The Faunus aircraft are all capable of vertical take-off and landing, and in particular aircraft such as the Hawk or helicopters like the Owl may land on any solid terrain, so long as it is not too rough. This allows for aircraft squadrons to be dispersed widely, and eliminates the need for vulnerable airfield infrastructure. With hundreds of aircraft hidden all across Askrian.

However, though the Faunus can hide their airplanes almost anywhere, when it comes to battle they still need to be resupplied, and this necessitates some sort of infrastructure. Most of the time, the task of supplying and supporting Faunus aircraft thus comes to prefabricated airpads that can be quickly constructed and torn down.

Though these airpads are primitive, consisting of little more than a landing pad capable of supporting a single aircraft, nevertheless they make resupply of all Faunus aircraft possible, from the manoeuvrable Hawks to the enormous Albatrosses. Given their simple construction, they can be constructed almost anywhere and in a very short time.