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卡帕·莫提斯事件

Kappa Mortis Incident 

“接下来的战斗虽然短暂，但却极其血腥。”

"The battle that followed was short but extremely bloody."

+++这里是穿梭机U-11号，隶属于审判庭授权的欧米茄第12特殊任务中队，重复，这里是U-11号。我被钛族的拦截机咬住了，无法脱离接触。我被【片段缺失】落了-重复-我被击落了。我会试着在西塔七号哨站进行受控迫降-重复-西塔七号。请注意，根据欧米茄12的指令，我正携带着原始资料-它必须被送往帝国，否则所有的【片段缺失】都将付之东流。如果有帝国部队正在收听的话，那么当务之急就是回收这份资料。

+++This is shuttle U-11, special duties squadron under Inquisition mandate Omega 12, repeat, this is U-11. I have been engaged by Tau interceptors and am unable to break contact. I'm [Fragment Missing] down-repeat - I'm going down. I will attempt to make a controlled crash landing at Outpost Theta Seven - repeat- Theta Seven. Be advised, l am carrying primary material under mandate Omega 12 - it must reach the Imperium or all [Fragment Missing] will have been for nothing. If any Imperial forces are receiving, the recouery of this material is of the highest priority.

+++开始向西塔七号进行最后的进场。请注意钛族部队正在向我的位置逼近。我右舷反应堆的堆芯【片段缺失】严重，我的起落架失效了。弹出堆芯【片段缺失】。

+++Beginning final approach on Outpost Theta Seven. Be advised that Tau forces are inbound on my location. My starboard reactor core is [Fragment Missing] critical and my landing gear is non-functional. Ejecting core [Fragment Missing].

+++诅咒这些异形【片段缺失】就跟在后面【片段缺失】赞美帝皇的复仇使者！【通讯中断】

+++Curse the xenos [Fragment Missing] going in hard [Fragment Missing] Blessed be the bringers of the Emperors Retribution! [Transmission Terminated]

在遥远的卡帕·莫提斯世界上，达摩克里斯远征已经陷入了停滞状态。人类帝国向最近才被发现的钛帝国发动了一场大规模入侵，然而为了应对泰伦虫巢舰队比蒙西斯所带来的更为严峻的威胁——（虫巢舰队）已经开始在东疆边缘的成片星区上饕餮起来了，他们被迫将部队撤出了钛族的宙域。

On the far-flung world of Kappa Mortis, the Damocles Gulf Crusade had ground to a halt. The Imperium had made a major incursion into the newly discovered Tau Empire, but was forced to pull its forces out of Tau space in response to the far greater threat posed by the Tyranid Hive Fleet Behemoth, which had begun devouring entire sectors on the nearby Eastern Rim.

卡帕·莫提斯已经被疏散一空，而钛星人则赶来将其收归旗下，他们很快就巩固了这些在远征初始阶段便被帝国夺走的世界。在最后一批撤离的舰只中有一架天鹰座穿梭机，在这艘向异形审判庭实验室驶去的信使船上载着虏获的钛族科技。然而还没有等它升抵轨道，这架穿梭机就被钛族的飞行器打了下来。穿梭机坠毁在现已遭到废弃的帝国哨站西塔七号的建筑群中，它的驾驶员在试图将飞船开过去的时候启动了紧急示位信标。尽管天鹰座遇难了，但它的信标幸存了下来。

Kappa Mortis had been evacuated, and the Tau, rapidly consolidating their grip on those worlds captured by the Imperium during the first stages of the crusade, moved in to reclaim it. One of the last vessels to leave was an Aquila shuttle, a messenger ship bearing captured Tau technology bound for the labs of the Ordo Xenos. But before it could reach orbit, the shuttle was engaged by Tau flyers and shot down. The shuttle crashed amongst the buildings of the now deserted Imperial outpost Theta Seven, its pilot activating his emergency beacon as he attempted to bring his ship in. Although the Aquila was wrecked, its beacon survived.

极限战士的阿格曼连长——为了应对泰伦虫巢舰队比蒙西斯的威胁，他正在向奥特拉玛赶去——收到了这则求救信号。他立刻就意识到，对于帝国来说，虏获的钛族科技可能颇具价值，但由于即将来临的战斗，他均不出多少战士了。他率领一支小分队前去调查，而其余的部队则匆忙前往奥特拉玛与泰伦虫族临军对阵。

Captain Agemman of the Ultramarines, en route to Ultramar in response to the threat of the Tyranid Hive Fleet Behemoth, received the distress message. He realised instantly that the captured Tau technology might prove valuable to the Imperium, but he could spare few warriors from the coming battles. He led a small detachment to investigate, while the remainder of his force hurried on to face the Tyranids at Ultramar.

接下来的战斗虽然短暂，但却极其血腥。钛星人伏击了阿格曼的部队，当时他正在指挥搜索坠机点。极限战士打退了钛星人的进攻，不过连长也在战斗中受了伤。最关键的是，阿格曼的部队追回了一件钛族科技制品，即XV-15隐形战斗服的头盔。其结果就是令钛族的土氏加速研制了一款新型的隐形战斗服，他们赶在原本希望投入量产但却更加难以制造的XV22战斗服之前，将配备单件武器的XV25加急投入了使用。

The battle that followed was short but extremely bloody.The Tau ambushed Agemman's forces as he directed the search of the crash site. The Ultramarines repulsed the Tau attack, though the Captain was wounded during the action. Crucially, Agemman's force recovered a single item of Tau technology, the helmet from an XV-15 Stealth suit. This forced the Tau Earth Caste to accelerate the development of a new stealth suit as a result, rushing the single-weapon XV-25 into service ahead of the harder-to-produce XV-22 suit they had hoped to introduce en masse.

阿格曼的部队 · FORCE AGEMMAN

被选中参与此次行动的极限战士来自极限战士二连，由星际战士指挥官所能调动的各种小队均混编成。阿格曼没有时间收集敌人的情报了，他也无法为这次行动腾出更多宝贵的战士了。因此，他亲手挑选了一支规模较小但功能齐全的部队，在再度撤离之前，该部队能够迅速地将搜索与歼灭任务执行下去。

The Ultramarines selected to take part in the operation were from the Second Company, which consists of a balanced mix of the various squads available to a Space Marine commander. Agemman had no time to gather intelligence on his foe and could spare precious few warriors for this mission. Therefore, he hand-picked a small but well-rounded force, one capable of performing a fast search and destroy operation before withdrawing once more.

夜风的小分队 · DETACHMENT NIGHTWIND

与阿格曼的部队相峙而立的是一支钛族小分队，该分队来自这个种族的故乡，家门世界塔'奥。他们的指挥官名叫夜风，最近才刚刚被提拔为夏司'伊尔。他的命令很简单——追回被人类窃走的物品，否则就不惜一切代价，至少也要让好战的人类帝国无法得偿所愿。在夜风的亲自率领之下，他那少而弥坚的部队在穿梭机的坠落地点将敌人截了个正着。

Facing Force Agemman was a small detachment of Tau, drawn from the race's home Sept world of T'au. Their commander was a newly promoted Shas'el by the name of Nightwind. His orders were simple -recover the items stolen by the Humans or, at the very least, deny the warlike Imperium its prize at all costs. Nightwind's compact force, led by Nightwind himself, was perfectly placed to intercept the enemy at the site of the shuttle crash.

指挥官/HQ

阿格曼连长·Captain Agemman

精工近战武器、风暴爆矢枪、破片手雷和克拉克手雷、生化义肢、纯洁封印和终结者徽章。

Master-crafted close combat weapon, storm bolter, frag and krak grenades, bionics, purity seals and Terminator honours.

指挥小队/Command Squad

药剂师艾拉维乌斯，其装备为爆矢手枪、近战武器、医疗组合套件和基因种子提取器。

Apothecary Elavius with bolt pistol, close combat weapon, narthecium and reductor.

连队掌旗官赫利库斯，其装备为一面连旗、爆矢手枪和近战武器。

Company Standard Bearer Helicus with company standard, bolt pistol and close combat weapon.

连队冠军勇士普雷特斯，其装备为动力武器、战斗盾牌和爆矢手枪。

Company Champion Praetes with power weapon, combat shield and bolt pistol.

法比安中士，其装备为爆矢枪。

Sergeant Fabian with bolter.

特雷贾斯修士，其装备为为等离子枪。

Brother Trajus with plasma gun.

豪猪运兵车，其装备为双联激光加农炮和推土铲。

Razorback with twin-linked lascannon and dozer blade.

精英部队/ELITES

无畏机甲费若斯·Dreadnought Ferrous

突击加农炮、无畏近战武器、风暴爆矢枪和烟雾发射器。

Assault cannon, dreadnought close combat weapon, storm bolter and smoke launchers.

主力部队/TROOPS

战术小队奥克塔维厄斯·Tactical Squad Octavius

老兵士官奥克塔维厄斯，其装备为爆矢手枪、近战武器和破片手雷。

Veteran Sergeant Octavius with bolt pistol, close combat weapon and frag grenades.

一名星际战士，其装备为导弹发射器和破片手雷。

1 Space Marine with missile launcher and frag grenades.

一名星际战士，其装备为火焰喷射器和破片手雷。

1 Space Marine with flamer and frag grenades.

七名星际战士，其装备为爆矢枪和破片手雷。

7 Space Marines with bolters and frag grenades.

战术小队塞维努斯·Tactical Squad Sevanus

五名星际战士，其装备为爆矢枪和破片手雷。

5 Space Marines with bolters and frag grenades.

斥候小队贝伦·Scout Squad Belleon

一名斥候，其装备为导弹发射器，破片手雷和克拉克手雷。

1 Scout with missile launcher, frag and krak grenades.

四名斥候，其装备为狙击步枪、破片手雷和克拉克手雷。

4 Scouts with sniper rifles, frag and krak grenades.

快速打击部队/FAST ATTACK

突击小队维尼奥·Assault Squad Venio

老兵士官维尼奥，其装备为动力拳、战斗盾牌、破片手雷和克拉克手雷。

Veteran Sergeant Venio with power fist, combat shield, frag and krak grenades.

四名突击星际战士，其装备为爆矢手枪、近战武器、破片手雷和克拉克手雷。

4 Assault Marines with bolt pistols, close combat weapons, frag and krak grenades.

重型支援/HEAVY SUPPORT

掠食者坦克提图斯号（歼灭者型）

Predator Annihilator Titus

激光加农炮炮塔、激光加农炮挂仓和猎人杀手导弹。

Turret-mounted lascannon, sponson lascannons and hunter-killer missile.

武装侦察 · RECON IN FORCE

阿格曼的部队以15名星际战士为核心，其全部兵力被编成了一支十人小队和一支规模较小的五人“战斗小队”。这些人得到了一支斥候狙击小队的支援，后者的任务是对坠机点进行初步的清理，一旦开始搜索残骸，他们就会四下散开充当哨戒。连长阿格曼会在指挥小队的陪同下指挥这场搜索行动，同时无畏机甲费若斯、突击小队维尼奥和掠食者坦克将作为机动预备队在附近待命，任何针对搜索部队的举措都会遭到他们的反击。

Force Agemman was based around a core of fifteen tactical Space Marines, organised into a full strength, ten-man squad and a smaller, 'combat squad' of five men. These were supported by a Scout sniper squad, who were tasked with performing an initial sweep of the crash site before spreading out to act as sentries once the search of the wreckage was underway. Captain Agemman, accompanied by his command squad, directed the search operation, whilst Dreadnought Ferrous, Assault Squad Venio, and the Predator acted as a mobile reserve, holding station nearby to counter any move made against the search force.

重中之重 · ORDERS OF THE DAY

阿格曼在卡帕·莫提斯事件中所采用的计划仿效自数千年前由《阿斯塔特圣典》所制定的、经过反复考验的妙法良方，这部集战术、组织和齐全的军事智慧于一体的巨著由极限战士的基因原体罗伯特·基里曼编撰而成。他命令自己的中坚部队以两个战术小队为核心对坠机点展开了搜索。与此同时，斥候部队将寻找高地，以保持对周围地区的监视，他们会与任何来犯之敌交战，并对对方加以牵制，而部队里的机动预备分队会被部署就绪，以阻挡敌人的突袭。

Agemman's plan during the Kappa Mortis lncident followed tried and tested methods laid down millennia ago in the Codex Astartes - the great book of tactics, organisation and collected military wisdom penned by the Ultramarines' Primarch Roboute Guilliman. He ordered his core force, centred on the two tactical squads, to perform the search of the crash site. Meanwhile, the Scouts would seek high ground from which to maintain a watch on the surrounding area, and to engage any enemy that approached, pinning them while the mobile reserve element of the force deployed to block their assault.

指挥官/HQ

夜风指挥官·Commander Nightwind

夏司'伊尔，装备有等离子步枪、导弹舱、多重追踪器、团结之刃、机蜂控制器和两只枪蜂。

Shas'el with plasma rifle, missile pod, multi-tracker, bonding knife, drone controller and 2 gun drones.

保镖：夏司维·卡'埃尔迪·Bodyguard: Shas'vre Ka'eldi

脉冲速射加农炮、等离子步枪、多重追踪器、团结之刃、机蜂控制器和两只枪蜂。

Burst cannon, plasma rifle, multi-tracker, bonding knife, drone controller and 2 gun drones.

精英部队/ELITES

隐形小队凯'利斯·Stealth Team Kai'leath

夏司'维·凯'利斯，其装备为热熔爆能枪、目标锁定器和团结之刃。

Shas'vre Kai'leath with fusion blaster, target lock and bonding knife.

两名下夏司'钨，其装备为脉冲速射加农炮和目标锁定器。

2 Shas'ui with burst cannons and target locks.

主力部队/TROOPS

火战士小队柯'莱·Fire Warrior Team Ko'rai

十二名火战士，其装备为脉冲步枪、光子手雷和EMP手雷。

12 Fire Warriors with pulse rifles, photon grenades and EMP grenades.

一辆魔鬼鱼运兵车，装备有起落架和一枚寻觅者导弹。

Devilfish with landing gear and 1 seeker missile.

火战士小队施'佩尔·Fire Warrior Team Shi'pel

夏司'钨·施'佩尔，其装备为标记蜂和团结之刃。

Shas ui Shi'pel with marker drone and bonding knife.

五名火战士，其装备为脉冲步枪。

 5 Fire Warriors with pulse rifles.

快速打击部队/FAST ATTACK

水虎鱼小队索'库那·Piranha team Sho'kuna

两艘水虎鱼，其装备为脉冲速射加农炮和寻觅者导弹。

2 Piranhas with burst cannons and seeker missiles.

一艘水虎鱼，其装备为热熔爆能枪和寻觅者导弹。

1 Piranha with fusion blaster and seeker missiles.

重型支援/HEAVY SUPPORT

锤头鲨炮艇

Hammerhead Gunship

磁轨炮、机敏导弹系统、起落架和传感探针。

Rail gun, smart missile system, landing gear and sensor spines.

迅捷猎手 · THE SWIFT HUNTER

夜风支队包括一支由十二名火战士组成的魔鬼鱼车载小队和一支由六人组成的支援小队。一艘锤头鲨炮艇和三艘水虎鱼速攻艇负责提供额外的机动火力。这支部队由夜风指挥官和他的副手夏司维·卡'埃尔迪率领。最后，一支由夏司'维·凯'利斯率领的隐形小队负责为支队提供侦察。以历史观点来看，正是他们找到了坠机点，并将夜风支队的其它人员引向了他们的目标。

Detachment Nightwind comprised a twelve-strong team of Devilfish-mounted Fire Warriors, with a second, six-strong unit in support. Additional mobile firepower was provided by a Hammerhead gunship and three Piranha light skimmers. The force was led by Commander Nightwind and his adjutant, Shas'vre Ka'eldi. Lastly, a Stealth suit team led by Shas'vre Kai'leath provided the detachment's reconn aissance. Historically, it was they who located the crash site and directed the rest of Detachment Nightwind to their objective.

重中之重 · ORDERS OF THE DAY

就在穿梭机的坠毁方位得以确认的那一刻，其部队的所在位置决定了夜风指挥官的命令。他的猎核分散在这片广阔区域中，其隐形小队装备有新型的XV25隐形战斗服。他在凯'利斯的隐形小队（向自己）汇报发现坠机地点的时候命令对方抓紧机会向目标发起攻击，与此同时，他的部队正赶往现场。夜风知道，他是在要求凯'利斯的战士们前去阻截一支规模更大实力更强的敌军，但他不能冒险让敌人逃跑。这就是上上善道的行事之道。

Commander Nightwind's orders were dictated by the disposition of his forces at the time the crashed shuttle was located. His Hunter Cadre was scattered throughout the region, his Stealth Teams, equipped with the new XV-25 Stealthsuits, ranging far and wide. When Stealth team Kai'leath reported the crash site found, Nightwind ordered them to engage targets of opportunity whilst his forces raced to the scene. Nightwind knew that he was asking Kai'leath's warriors to tackle a larger and more powerful foe, but he could not risk the enemy escaping. Such is way of the Greater Good.