TC 3-09.8 Field Artillery Gunnery – older 2013 with C1

dated 15 Nov 2013 with Change 1 dated 18 Sep 2016

Training Circular (TC) 3-09.8 is an interim training circular intended to support the mission of the Field Artillery by providing the operational Army Field Artillery Individual Section Certification Tables. These tables are intended to parallel Maneuver Tables 1–6 and are designed for artillery leaders at all levels to assess the proficiency of their units to perform their mission and to sustain Field Artillery Core Competencies throughout the ARFORGEN Cycle.

This publication applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard (ARNG), Army National guard of the United States (ARNGUS) and the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) unless otherwise stated.

This Training Circular (TC) provides the guidelines for implementing a Field Artillery (FA) gunnery program that incorporates all FA systems. The objective is a safe, technically and doctrinally grounded, progressive, task oriented training model. FA, as a system of systems, requires integrating functions or tasks performed by the critical elements of the gunnery team to provide timely and accurate fires. The artillery tables provide the commander with a systematic means of training and qualifying each of the sections/crews/teams that are critical to the solution of the gunnery problem. The tables provide progressive training from Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) qualified individual tasks through collective gunnery training at the battalion level. These tables also provide all FA leaders and Soldiers with the “what” and “how” to train materials that are standard across the Army.

This TC provides an effective progressive method for qualification procedures. Given the tempo and various mission requirements, the intent of this TC is to provide commanders a flexible, yet proven methodology to train and develop highly qualified combat crews/sections.

This book is a “mini” (7 1/4 inches high by 5 1/2 inches wide) size – A popular size to carry anywhere (briefcase, large pocket, purse) but the print is large enough for easy reading.  The binding is with coil, allowing easy flipping of pages without jamming.

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