死亡守望单位:守望无畏机甲

The Dreadnoughts which serve the Deathwatch are different from the "standard" Space Marine Dreadnoughts in some respects. First, unlike other Marines who are seconded to the Deathwatch, Dreadnoughts are separated from their parent Chapters forever, as they take on the Long Vigil. Secondly they may wield unconventional combinations of weaponry or equipment, to exploit the weaknesses of a particular Xenos foe.

在某些方面，服务于死亡守望的无畏机甲与“标准”的星际战士战团无畏机甲有所不同。首先，不同于其他那些临时调派到死亡守望的星际战士们，守望无畏机甲们永远与自己的母战团分离，因为他们要进行长夜守望。其次，他们可能会使用非常规的武器装备组合来专门针对特定异形敌人的弱点。

Overview综述

Rare as it is for a Space Marine to be revered enough to become an Old One, it is rarer still for a member of the Deathwatch to achieve the same honour. 

对于一名星际战士而言，获得足够的尊敬被葬入无畏机甲是罕见的情况，对死亡守望而言，能实现此等荣誉更为罕见。

The circumstances of the small unit actions undertaken by Kill-teams often make it impossible to retrieve a fatally injured battle-brother and inter them within a sarcophagus in time to be transported to a fortress. Even if this is achieved the Space Marine must be worthy and willing to remain with the Deathwatch, effectively renewing their vows to serve with the Watch in perpetuity. Finally, permission must be sought and received from the Space Marine's own Chapter that he may remain with the Deathwatch.

杀戮小队采取小单位作战的形式，在这种情况下，找回一位受了致命伤的战斗兄弟并且把他及时运回守望要塞葬入石棺是不可能的。即使这一切能够实现，被救的星际战士也必须有足够的价值，而且愿意留在死亡守望，有效地更新了他们的誓言，永远为死亡守望服务。最终，必须征得这位星际战士自己的战团同意之后，这位星际战士就会（作为守望无畏机甲）留在死亡守望。

The Deathwatch possess only a handful of Dreadnoughts in fortresses scattered across the galaxy, and many Old Ones are preserved for their unique knowledge of fighting different xenos. Apart from possessing the deadly combination of hatred, experience and machine hardiness, the Deathwatch Dreadnoughts are sometimes used as repositories of lore, archives for the ghosts of old campaigns against extinct xenos and Kill-team operations of centuries past. 

在分散在银河各处的守望要塞中，死亡守望只有屈指可数的守望无畏机甲，许多古战士（机仆：无畏机甲的另一种尊称）被保存下来是因为他们（拥有）与不同异形作战的独一无二的知识。守望无畏机甲不仅是仇恨，经验和机械耐久性的复合体，有时也是知识库，以及过去数个世纪中关于对抗那些已经灭绝的异形的就战役的幽灵档案，也是杀戮小队过去数个世纪行动的见证。

The value of the Old One's knowledge to the Deathwatch cannot be overestimated. Across the vast volumes of space overseen by the Deathwatch, contact with some species of alien can come centuries apart, making an eyewitness to previous encounters invaluable. On other occasions warp storms will slacken to reveal whole systems unseen by man for millennia but still remembered by the Old Ones that fought there long ago. In the past, xenos thought long extinct have emerged from the dust to assail humankind once more, and the Old Ones have been able to vividly recall every detail of them, every strength and weakness they revealed and each blow struck to lay them low. In all of these circumstances an Old One can bring incredible clarity and sharp-eyed perspective to the dry reports and corrupted records that can be unearthed from musty data-vaults.

对死亡守望而言，古战士们的知识珍贵到了不能再珍贵的地步。在死亡守望所监视的广阔空间中，与某些种类异形的接触可能几个世纪才会发生一次，这让以前遭遇这些异形的目击者变成了无价之宝。另外，亚空间风暴消散后，一些消失在人们眼中千年之久的星系会重新出现，而曾在那里长期作战的古战士们仍然会记得这些地方。在过去，某些被认为灭绝很久的异形会重新爬出历史的灰尘，再次袭击人类，古战士们则能生动地回忆起他们的一切细节，他们的一切优势和弱点和每一种让他们倒下的进攻。在所有的这些情况中，古战士们会为那些从陈腐的数据仓库中挖掘出来的枯燥报告和损坏记录带来令人难以置信的明确回忆和目光敏锐的观点。

It is a rare and valued Kill-team that is accompanied by a Deathwatch Dreadnought into the field. Such a precious resource is only risked at times of greatest peril and on missions that would be doomed to failure without their unique capabilities. 

一支有守望无畏机甲加入的杀戮小队是罕见而珍贵的。只有在面临最为严重的风险，执行没有他们的特殊能力就注定会失败的任务时，这些珍贵的古战士才会进入战场。

Most Deathwatch Dreadnoughts follow the traditional weapon configurations handed down over uncounted centuries, like the Deredeo with its power claws and heavy flamers, or the Furibundus with its twin-linked lascannon and Cyclone missile launcher. At times of special need, however, Deathwatch Forge Masters have created many of their own armament variants based on these sacred designs but more suited to exceptional environments and particular xenos foes. In ages past, Deathwatch Dreadnoughts have been equipped with siege hammers expressly for the purpose of overcoming Ork fortifications, outfitted with quad autocannons for bringing down Eldar raiders and mounted with additional flamer batteries for clearing Hrud warrens. Such egregious interference with the sacred form of the Dreadnought does little to assuage the concerns of more traditionally-minded Chapters about the practices of the Deathwatch in this field.

多数守望无畏机甲会遵循数不清的世纪传下来的传统武器配置，比如德雷都斯无畏会使用动力爪和重喷火，狂怒型无畏（机仆：lex和fandom里没有他的词条，估计是ffg的私设）使用双联激光炮和旋风导弹发射器。不过有特殊需要时，死亡守望的铸造大师们会创造一些他们自己的武器装备变种，这些变种基于神圣的设计，但适用于异常情况和具体的异形敌人。很久以前，守望无畏机甲曾配备过显然是用于克服兽人工事的攻城锤，用于放倒灵族掠夺者的四角形自动炮组和用于清除赫鲁德战士的喷火器阵列（机仆：讲真，这配置，怕不是把蔑视者无畏或者利维坦无畏给铸铁无畏装上了…）这种对无畏机甲神圣形态的过分干涉，导致某些思想更为传统的战团对于死亡守望在该领域作法的担忧有增无减。

A Kill-team blessed with Dreadnought support can face some unique challenges. A silent approach, for example, becomes almost impossible without extensive use of Stummers or other specialist equipment. The local terrain must also be capable of supporting the tremendous weight of the machine. In practice a Dreadnought is commonly kept in reserve, coordinating operations from an orbiting vessel. Once the enemy has been located the Dreadnought is normally inserted directly into combat via drop pod, Thunderhawk gunship or teleportarium.

拥有守望无畏机甲支持的杀戮小队会面对一些独一无二的挑战，比如，如果没有大量使用吸音器或者其他特殊装备的话，潜行几乎是不可能的。当地地形还必须能够支撑机器的巨大重量。事实上，守望无畏机甲们通常会被留在轨道舰船上（负责）协调行动。一旦敌人被定位，守望无畏机甲通常就会通过空降仓，雷鹰炮艇或者传送直接加入战斗。