ARDEC puts current FA TFTs online.

In response to the many Field Artillery, Infantry and Armor communities' requests to have tabular firing tables (TFTs) online, the Army's Armaments Research, Development and Engineering Center's (ARDEC's) Firing Tables and Ballistics Division (FTaB), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, announces the availability of artillery and mortar tabular firing tables (TFTs) online. The TFTs are on the Army Knowledge Online (AKO) FTaB organizational site Knowledge Collaboration Center (KCC). Also, the Fires Knowledge Network (FKN) on AKO and Product Manager Mortar website have links to these electronic TFTs.

The KCC currently is organized by branch with plans to organize KCC by artillery and infantry (mortars) and add armor and infantry small arms in the near future. Each branch is further refined by weapons system and projectile, making it easy for Soldiers to find the most current, official TFTs quickly.

Access to the KCC is controlled using the AKO security tool set and querying the individual requesting the subscription to the KCC to determine if mission needs warrant access to the TFTs. Once access is granted, the individual can access the TFTs from around the globe 24 hours a day for the remainder of the calendar year. At the end of the calendar year, the subscription is terminated and a request for a new subscription is required for further access.

When new or updated TFTs become available, announcements will be posted via the AKO system and the respective branch magazine publications. Further, the KCC is set up so subscribers are automatically notified when the TFTs are updated.

The TFTs can be found on AKO by clicking the site map under "Army Organizations" and then the "Organizational Sites" tab. Soldiers must then expand the major command, or "MACOM," directory as shown: MACOMS/AMC/RDECOM/ARDEC/AETC/FCST/FTaB.

Andrew E. Graber

FTaB, ARDEC 

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD