hh7节译:天降堡垒

The first and most vital step in the invasion ofTizca was the creation and defence of a secure beachhead. The Space Wolves lacked the IVth Legions expertise with the orbital dropping of pre-fabricated fortifications and they were forced to turn to other means of securing such a beachhead. The Wolf King chose the most direct approach and embarked the majority of the first wave upon the various orbital transports available in the fleet. This wave of Stormbirds and transports included over 300 smaller Sokar class Stormbirds, nearly 100 of the vehicles bearing Khonsu class Stormbirds and nearly 30 of the monstrous Apophis class Stormbirds, whose ominous appearance and vast wingspan had earned them the popular title of'Sunkillers'.

在提兹卡入侵行动中，最初也最关键的一步是建立并守住一个安全的桥头堡。太空野狼缺乏第四军团那种从轨道空降预制要塞工事的专业技能，他们被迫转而用其他手段来确保桥头堡的安全。狼王选择了最直接的方法，并且动用舰队中各类合适的轨道运输载具，将第一波进攻中的大部分部队输送到了地表。这支风暴鸟和其他运输机构成的编队中包含了超过300架小型的索卡尔型风暴鸟、将近100架负责运输载具的康苏型风暴鸟和大约30架巨大的阿波菲斯型风暴鸟，它们不祥的外表和巨大的翼展为它们赢得了一个流行的称号：弑阳者。

The fleet of Stormbirds performed a complex landing operation, forming up in a helix pattern along the outskirts of Tizca's ancient surface port, with the largest craft at the centre. Such an assemblage covered a vast area, visible from orbit as a jagged field of grey that stretched from the port's outskirts along the foothills of the White Mountains to the warehouses that lined the border of the Palatinate Mansions gardens. Once on the ground, the void arrays of the assembled ships formed a shimmering, overlapping barrier centred on the gathered Apophis class Stormbirds and reaching almost half a mile in height.

这支风暴鸟舰队执行了一项复杂的登陆任务，它们沿着提兹卡古老的水面港口形成了螺旋状的编队，最大型的运输机处于中心位置。这样的集结行动覆盖了广阔的区域，人们从轨道上可以看到一片参差不齐的灰色区域，这片区域从白山脚下的港口边缘地带一直延伸到封地贵族豪宅花园边界处的仓库。一降落到地面上，集结在一切的飞船们就会在阿波菲斯型风暴鸟的周围排列开，用自己的虚空盾阵列形成闪闪发光的重叠屏障，屏障高度将近半英里。

This combined energy screen was of such potency that along its huge perimeter numerous buildings were damaged by arcing power flares or short lived electrical storms and dust cyclones, while any light artillery directed at it by the Prosperine Guard was repelled as if it were no more than errant rain. Under this protective envelope of energy, the Space Wolves disembarked from their transports at little threat from enemy fire. The majority of their number was to immediately embark on offensive operations while a small number stayed within the cordon to act as a security force in case of an enemy counter-attack. As the battle for Tizca progressed, the area around the port, dubbed by the orbiting tacticians as the “Skyfallen Fortress”, acted as a secure rally point for the Imperiums troops, as well as an ammunition and supply depot and grand field hospital. Without its presence, it is likely that the conquest of Tizca would have reaped a far higher toll in lives from the attackers.

这种综合能量屏障的威力如此巨大，以至于在它广阔的外围区域，许多建筑物都被电弧闪光或短暂的电磁风暴和尘埃旋风所破坏，同时普罗斯佩罗守卫们对其发射的任何轻型炮弹都会被阻挡，仿佛那只是飘忽不定的雨滴。在这种能量屏障的保护下，太空野狼们在几乎没有受到敌人炮火威胁的情况下从运输工具上下来。其中中的大多数军团战士们将立即展开进攻行动，而小部分军团战士则作为安全部队留在警戒线内，防备敌军的反扑。随着提兹卡战况加剧，被轨道（空降）战术家们称为“天降堡垒”的港口周边区域也成为帝国军队的安全集结点，以及弹药补给储备区和大型战地医院。如果没有它的存在，进攻部队在征服提兹卡的行动可能会付出更高昂的生命代价。