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The Caestus Assault Ram is one of several assault rams found throughout the Imperium of Man and the most common one used by Space Marine Chapters. Smaller in size compared to a Thunderhawk or Boarding Torpedo, the Caestus and other assault rams are designed to participate in close range boarding actions in space. This Attack Craft's compact and heavily-armoured frame can not only survive but is intended to directly collide with another space craft in order to deliver its cargo.

拳套突击艇是一种在全帝国都能找到的突击艇类型，最常见的使用者是阿斯塔特战团。突击艇尺寸比跳帮鱼雷和雷鹰更小，被设计用于执行太空中的近距离跳帮任务。这些突击航天器的紧凑结构和厚重装甲让它不仅能在任务中幸存，而且能让它与另一艘飞船直接相撞来释放乘员。

History历史

Caestus has been in Imperium service as ship-to-ship boarding vessel since the Great Crusade. Going through the time of Horus Heresy and all of the wars that followed this dim and ancient period, it is still used in the Space Marines armies in 41st Millennium.

自大远征时期开始，帝国就将拳套突击艇用于舰对舰跳帮。在经历了大叛乱与紧随这个暗淡而古老的时期的所有战争后，第41千年的星际战士们仍在使用它。

Technical Information技术信息

The Caestus' chief advantages over other boarding methods is its incredible speed and durability, thanks to extra armouring and additional short-fire rocket-motors and afterburners, although it has less range and versatility. 

相比于其他突击艇，拳套的主要优势是它惊人的速度和耐用，这是由于它有额外的装甲，附加的短射火箭发动机和加力燃烧室，虽然它的航程更短，用途也更少。

Operated from a blast shielded cockpit, the Caestus' principle armament is a Magna-Melta supported by two wing-mounted Firefury Missile Launchers, while its twin heavily-armoured prows can together carry an entire Space Marine squad.

拳套的驾驶员从防爆驾驶舱操作，主武器是一挺（双联）重型热熔炮，两翼上还搭载了支援用的烈焰狂怒导弹发射器。它包裹这厚重装甲的货仓能携带一整个小队的星际战士。

In order to properly fulfill its assault ram role the Caestus' forward superstructure is further buttressed by a near-unique inertial and recoil compensation system. This 'misericorde' (or 'Misericordia') system consists of multiple retractable inertia suppression clamps which connect with a Space Marine's Terminator Armour or Power Armour, locking them in place and protecting them from any impact short of one which could destroy the entire craft.

为了恰当地适应它突击艇的角色，拳套的前部结构由近乎独特的惯性和反冲补偿系统加以支持。这套“短剑”系统包含多个可伸缩惯性抑制夹具，能够与星际战士的终结者动力甲或者普通动力甲相连接，将他们固定在一个位置，保护他们免受任何可能摧毁整个突击艇的冲击。

While it was originally constructed only for boarding operations, the rediscoveries of Arkhan Land has allowed the Caestus to be fitted with anti-gravitic plating for participation in groundside operations. Common upgrades for the craft include a Teleport Homer and Frag Assault Launchers.

虽然拳套最早是用于跳帮任务，但阿坎 兰德重新发现的反重力悬浮板让它可以参与地面作战。拳套突击艇的常见升级项目包括传送信标和手榴弹突袭发射器。

Deployment Strategy战略部署

In its typical role of assault ram the Caestus uses its Mega-Melta to weaken an enemy spacecraft's hull armour, allowing for the armoured prows to more easily penetrate and disgorge their passengers, who exit through the forward assault ramps. However since the addition of grav coils the craft can also participate in orbital insertions and provide ground support; acting as a heavy battle skimmer its' massive melta weapon can be devastating against enemy tanks and bunkers. However most Chapters still maintain Thunderhawks and Drop Pods for these missions, reserving their assault rams for space operations or only the most dangerous drop zones. Fleet-bound chapters in particular make heavy use of the Caestus for combating the likes of asteroid bases and Space Hulks。

作为突击艇使用时，拳套突击艇使用重热熔炮融化敌舰船体装甲，让装甲船头更容易穿透敌舰舰体并释放出乘员们，乘员会从前方的攻击坡道出去。不过由于加装了重力线圈，拳套也能执行轨道突入和地面支持。作为一种重型战斗悬浮机时，他巨大的热熔武器可以摧毁敌人的坦克和碉堡。不过多数战团在这种任务中会使用雷鹰和空降仓，把突击艇留给太空作战或是最危险的空降区域。舰基战团尤其会频繁使用拳套突击艇来对抗小行星基地和太空废船。

Despite the damage that Caestus Assault Rams sustains in the run of operations, the reverence that Space Marines hold to this holy devices is such that Caestus' always recovered from the battle lines, even if it is a guts of an enemy vessel or fortress.

即使不考虑拳套突击艇在行动中承受的伤害，星际战士对这种神圣设备所怀有的敬畏是如此之深，以至于拳套突击艇总是能从战场上平安归来，哪怕战场是在敌人载具或要塞的内部。