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feuerleitmechaniker

English translation: fire control specialist

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German term or phrase:Feuerleitmechaniker
English translation:fire control specialist
Entered by: Dawn Montague

20:16 May 13, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering / military job title
German term or phrase: feuerleitmechaniker
About military training:

Hier absolvierte er seinen Abschluss als Flugzeugrader-Feuerleitmechaniker.
Dawn Montague
United States
Local time: 18:50
fire control specialist for airborne radar
Explanation:
In the US Armed Forces the terms used are 'fire control repairer', 'fire control specialist' and 'fire control technician'. Since most likely we are dealing with the German Air Force here (the Naval Aviation arm of the Bundeswehr is not very big) I would go with 'fire control specialist' since that seems to be the preferred term in the USAF.
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Dietrich Herrmann, MD, PhD, MBA
Germany
Local time: 00:50
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1fire control mechanic
Trudy Peters
4 +1fire control specialist for airborne radar
Dietrich Herrmann, MD, PhD, MBA
4field artillery turret mechanic
Klaus Dorn (X)
4Fire control repairer
Evi Wollinger


  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
field artillery turret mechanic


Explanation:
is what I would go for - there are plenty of websites supporting the description:

Self-propelled Field Artillery Turret Mechanic (Closed to women) - from http://www.goarmy.com/jobs/cmf/cmf63.htm

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Note added at 2002-05-13 20:38:47 (GMT)
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Self-propelled Field Artillery Turret Mechanic: MOS 45D - from http://www2.state.id.us/mil/1-148fa/svc bat, 1-148 field art...

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Note added at 2002-05-13 20:40:57 (GMT)
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another option would be \"fire control repairer\", also a job description found often in the US forces

Klaus Dorn (X)
Local time: 01:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 1514

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Dietrich Herrmann, MD, PhD, MBA: But this is Air Force or Navy and not Army. After all it says Flugzeugradar rather than Flugabwehrradar.
51 mins
  -> true, maybe my last suggestion is the one then?
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fire control mechanic


Explanation:
maybe

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 18:50
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 3087

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ulrike Lieder (X): FWIW, that's what the Bundesministerium der Verteidigung says in its huge dictionary
1 hr
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Fire control repairer


Explanation:
Another possibility, please compare with job description at the following reference:


    Reference: http://www.iowayoucan.com/job.asp?MOS_NUM=45G
Evi Wollinger
Germany
Local time: 00:50
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 47
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fire control specialist for airborne radar


Explanation:
In the US Armed Forces the terms used are 'fire control repairer', 'fire control specialist' and 'fire control technician'. Since most likely we are dealing with the German Air Force here (the Naval Aviation arm of the Bundeswehr is not very big) I would go with 'fire control specialist' since that seems to be the preferred term in the USAF.


    Reference: http://www.advancement.cnet.navy.mil/products/web-pdf/handbo...
    Reference: http://sill-www.army.mil/FA/
Dietrich Herrmann, MD, PhD, MBA
Germany
Local time: 00:50
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 370
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Сергей Лузан
11 hrs
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