The TTA 150 (Toutes Armes 150) is the French Army's general training manual. Its Title VII — Tir et Instruction du Tir, 2012 edition, is one of the most complete shooting documents published in French: 168 pages, ten sections, systematic coverage from elementary ballistics to weapon-specific procedures. This chapter introduces the document and outlines its structure. The full document in French is available for download at the bottom of this page.
What the TTA 150 is
The TTA 150 is one of the volumes of the "Toutes Armes" (all-arms) series used by the French Army for initial baseline training. It is designed as a single reference for personnel preparing for military qualifications and for units fielding PROTERRE detachments (deployable ground forces). Title VII is the section dedicated entirely to shooting: it presents the light small-calibre armament used in instruction and lays down the doctrinal fundamentals needed to bring it into service.
Scope of Title VII
To bring together in a single document the knowledge required to employ individual small arms, so that a candidate for military qualifications has a single reference. Sections I-III cover general notions (definitions, safety, trajectory, instruction conduct). Sections IV-X cover each weapon in detail.
Structure of the ten sections
For each section, a one-line summary. The full document presents each section with: technical description, nomenclature, function, weapon-specific safety, instruction drills and diagrams.
| § | Section | — |
|---|---|---|
| I | General notions on shooting | Fundamental definitions: safety, trajectory, dispersion, examination of firing positions. |
| II | FAMAS-specific notions | Characteristics of the FAMAS as the weapon chosen for basic shooting instruction. |
| III | Instruction conduct and organisation | Shooting pedagogy, cross-references to TTA 203 and INF 300, organisation of sessions. |
| IV | Automatic pistol (PA) | Issued automatic pistol: nomenclature, function, safe handling, aiming and firing principles. |
| V | FAMAS 5.56 mm F1 | French standard assault rifle (progressively replaced by HK416). Full study. |
| VI | Squad MG 7.62 MDL F1 | Squad machine gun in 7.62×51 NATO. Function, handling, firing principles. |
| VII | LRAC 89 mm | 89 mm Anti-Tank Rocket Launcher: unit-level anti-armour, nomenclature and firing principles. |
| VIII | Hand grenades | Technique and safety for fragmentation and training grenade throwing. |
| IX | FAMAS rifle grenades | Rifle grenades (VBR, VPS) launched from the FAMAS: loading and firing procedures. |
| X | AT4CS munition | AT4CS one-shot anti-armour system: characteristics, safety, employment principles. |
Documents referenced inside TTA 150
- TTA 203 — Small-arms shooting instruction manual for Army instructor cadres
- INF 300 — Infantry shooting instruction manual (complementary individual training)
- PIA 207 — Joint instruction on safety measures for technical and tactical firing
- TTA 207 — Safety data sheets for weapons, munitions and weapon systems
- ISTC — Instruction sur le Tir de Combat (combat-shooting operational manual)
Document language and multilingual access
The original PDF is in French. It has deliberately been kept in its original language because any translation would compromise the technical integrity of the French Army's official source. This page, in Italian / English / Brazilian Portuguese / French, provides the context needed to navigate the document even without full command of French. The most important French technical terms have standardised NATO STANAG / ITU equivalents available in Level VII glossaries of this manual.
How to use the document
- Read FIRST the Firearm safety chapter of this manual (the 4 IST-C rules derive directly from Title VII §I-1)
- Study Section I of the PDF for base definitions (trajectory, dispersion, firing angles)
- Move to the weapon-specific section (IV-X) only after Sections I and II
- FAMAS and LRAC 89 specific procedures are historical — many units have moved to HK416 and other systems; use the document as doctrinal reference, NOT as an up-to-date operational manual
- The document is from 2012 — some sections (especially weapons and munitions) may be superseded. The pedagogical structure and the safety/trajectory sections remain valid
- For current operational employment: always integrate with ISTC and with weapon-specific manuals for the issued weapon
Full document download
Source and licence
Document originally published by the French Army (Direction des Ressources Humaines, Sous-Direction Formation Écoles) and publicly indexed by guerredefrance.fr. Reproduced here without modification for educational use, with attribution to the original source. The TTA 150 manual is an open doctrinal reference cited in every French Army baseline training programme.
Lessons learned
The four safety rules in the exact wording of Title VII are the same we find throughout this manual and in every Western NATO school. The document shows why: the French formulation (D.I.D. — Détecter, Identifier, Décider) is among the clearest in circulation, and the emphasis on the rule that habit must never relax procedures is consistent with what is observed on the Ukrainian front, where most friendly-fire incidents happen out of contact, during cleaning or transport. Studying sections I-III of Title VII is an excellent starting point before any practical shooting training.