IA2节译：兰德掠夺者

Land's Legacy

兰德的遗产

Legend has it that the Land Raider (called in some fragmentary records 'Land's Raider') was discovered during Machine-Archaeologist Arkhan Land's great expedition into the Libraries Omnis on Mars. The main aim of Land's expedition into the labyrinth catacombs sited deep beneath the surface of the Red Planet was to find functioning STC databases. In this he failed, but two discoveries were made which revolutionised machine lore for millennia to come. The first was a near complete dataslab imprint of STC information describing a heavily armoured assault tank. The second was the unearthing of data on rare anti-gravitic plates and theories on their use, which eventually led to the construction of the first 'Land's Speeder'.Arkhan Land would later vanish during a subsequent expedition, some claiming he was the victim of a psychic entity that destroyed his entire party. What secrets of the Dark Age of Technology were lost with him remains a mystery 

在传说中，兰德掠夺者（某些碎片化记录中也称之为“兰德的掠夺者”）是由机械考古学家阿坎 兰德在其对于火星万机书库的伟大探险中发现的。兰德探索这座位于红色星球地下深处的迷宫般地下墓穴的主要目的是寻找运行中的STC数据库。兰德未能实现自己的主要目的，但他的两项发现彻底改变了之后几千年中（帝国的）机械学识。第一份发现是某份近乎完整的STC信息数据板刻印件，其中描述了某种有着厚重装甲的突击坦克；第二份发现是某种罕见的反重力板的数据及其使用理论，这些资料最终引导帝国建造出了第一辆“兰德速攻艇”。阿坎 兰德在之后的某次探险行动中失踪，某些人称兰德的整个探险队都是被某个灵能实体所杀。至于有哪些黑暗科技时代的秘密随之而遗失，这仍是一个迷。

As the Emperor's fleets took to the stars in the Great Crusade, it is thought that they carried with them the first battle-ready Land Raiders. At that time all human forces were equipped with Land Raiders, and with this awesome war machine at their command they conquered world after world until the Emperor's Imperium of Man bestrode the galaxy. 

随着帝皇的舰队在大远征中赶赴群星，人们认为这些舰队中也携带着第一批做好战斗准备的兰德掠夺者。彼时，所有人类部队都装备了兰德掠夺者，他们指挥着这些令人惊叹的战争机器征服了一个又一个世界，直到帝皇建立起跨越银河的人类帝国。

Such was the demand for Land Raiders during the Great Crusade that an entire Forge World was founded just to manufacture them. Anvilus IX supplied thousands upon thousands of the vehicles to Mankind's forces, but the Great Crusade ended in disaster as Warmaster Horus rebelled against the Emperor and bloody civil war engulfed the Imperium. Anvilus IX itself was captured by renegade Tech-Priests aligned with Horus and its forges co-opted to their use. Other Forge Worlds seceded from the Imperium rather than join the fighting and overnight the Imperium's supply of Land Raiders was severely curtailed. It was a terrible blow, for the land Raider was one of the few commonly available vehicles which could, when deployed with skill and in sufficient numbers, threaten enemy Titans.

兰德掠夺者在大远征时期的需求是如此迫切，以至于帝国只是为建造它们便建立了一个完整的铸造世界。铸造世界安维鲁斯八号为人类的部队提供了成千上万辆此类载具，但随着战帅荷鲁斯背叛了帝皇，帝国被血腥内战所吞没，大远征也在灾难中结束。与荷鲁斯结盟的变节技术神甫们攻陷了安维鲁斯八号，其上的铸炉也为其所用。其他铸造世界也脱离了帝国而非加入战斗，（这导致）帝国的兰德掠夺者供应在一夜之间锐减。这对帝国而言是残酷的一击，因为兰德掠夺者是少数能够通过数量足够且有技巧的部署来威胁到敌军泰坦的常用载具。

With Traitor forces advancing on Terra itself and Loyalist forces facing total defeat, the Emperor decreed that all remaining Land Raiders still in loyal service should be recalled and the Legiones Astartes, his favoured Space Marines who stood at the forefront of Terra's defence, be given exclusive use of these powerful war machines. The Imperium was saved when the Emperor defeated Horus in single combat but, terribly wounded, he was interred in the Golden Throne, never to speak again. After his ascension, none dared to change the Emperor's decree and the Land Raider has therefore remained a vehicle almost exclusive to the Space Marine Chapters for the past 10,000 years. The few exceptions are those allocated to Inquisitors and especially influential Rogue Traders who utilise them in their private armies, both groups vested with unusual freedom in this and many other regards 

随着叛军部队挺进泰拉，忠诚派部队面临全面战败的境况，帝皇下旨命令召回仍在为帝国服务的所有兰德掠夺者，而阿斯塔特军团则被授予了这些强悍战争机器的专用权——帝皇所青睐的星际战士们坚守在泰拉防线的前沿。最终，当帝皇在与荷鲁斯的单人决斗中击败后者时，帝国得到了拯救，但帝皇本人也身负重伤，他被移入了黄金王座，再也无法讲出自己的旨意。在帝皇升天之后，无人胆敢篡改帝皇的旨意，因此在过去的一万年中，兰德掠夺者几乎是星际战士战团的专用载具。极少数例外是那些被分配给审判官和极其具有影响力的行商浪人的兰德掠夺者——他们的私兵使用着此类载具，而这两个群体在很多方面都享有不同寻常的自由。

Honours Uncounted 

数不尽的荣誉

Perhaps no other vehicle symbolises the renown, loyalty and long history of the Space Marine Chapters more than the Land Raider. The mighty vehicle grinding forwards, weapons blazing, disgorging Space Marines into the very heart of a conflict is one of the definitive images of the legendary 'Angels of Death'. Thus has it earned its reputation through 10,000 years of battle, and it is well deserved 

兰德掠夺者或许是最能象征星际战士战团的名望、忠诚与漫长历史的载具，那些传奇般“死亡天使”们最具决定性的形象之一便是：强悍的载具轰隆向前，武器闪耀着火光，将星际战士们送入冲突中最核心的区域。兰德掠夺者在10000万的战斗中赢取了自己的名声，而这也是它们应得的。

The Land Raider has served in every major Space Marine campaign since the defence of the Emperor's Palace.Famous incidents of Land Raiders engaging a foe are a thousand-fold. Several of the more celebrated accounts include the Red Talons' Land Raider, Eagle's Claw, which saw action against Traitor forces during the Battle of Amon.In a solo rampage this Land Raider was responsible for the destruction of rebel supply bases and engaged retreating enemy units, causing such destruction to vital stockpiles that the enemy's defences completely collapsed when following Imperial Guard units attacked en masse 

自从帝国宫保卫战开始，兰德掠夺者就曾参与过星际战士们的每一次主要战役。兰德掠夺者有着上千次与敌人交战的著名战例。兰德掠夺者有着很多更为著名的案例，其中包括参与了红爪战团的兰德掠夺者“雄鹰之爪”号——他见证了星际战士们在Amon之战中对抗叛军部队的行动。在一次单枪匹马的攻击中，这辆兰德掠夺者摧毁了叛军的补给基地，并与撤退的敌军部队交战；它对敌军储备的物资造成了极其严重的破坏，以至于当后续的帝国卫队单位用全部兵力发起进攻时，敌军的防线就彻底崩溃了。

Another famous engagement was the attack on Heat Sink 871 by Land Raiders of the Iron Hands Chapter Commander Sien led his five Land Raiders against overwhelming rebel forces, his own vehicle enduring a confirmed one hundred and thirty-two enemy weapon strikes during the capturing of the heat sinks.

兰德掠夺者的另一项著名战例是对于871号散热器的进攻行动。在此次行动中，钢铁之手战团指挥官西恩率领五辆兰德掠夺者向压倒性数量的叛军部队发起了进攻，在攻占散热器的过程中，西恩本人的座驾承受住了132次被确认的敌军武器攻击。

Beast of Iron

钢铁猛兽

The Land Raider is arguably the most advanced tank still in common service with Space Marine forces, and contains many specialised and complex systems.Hermetically sealed, the Land Raider can operate in just about any ensironment from complete vacuum to on the ocean floor. Its armour can withstand hard radiation and micro-meteorite impacts, and its systems can hold at bay even the most lethal virus and chemical threats. 

在星际战士部队仍然常用的坦克中，兰德掠夺者可以说是作为先进的型号，而且包含了很多专门化且复杂的系统。兰德掠夺者的车体完全密封，它可以在从完全真空到海底的任何环境中工作。它的装甲能够承受强辐射和微型陨石的撞击，而且其（内部）系统甚至可以抵御最致命的病毒和化学威胁。

Every Land Raider contains a potent battle cogitation core that aids its crew in the operation of its numerous weapons and secondary systems. In the Phobos pattern vehicle this is an M32 'Cyclops' class battle cogitator, one of the rarest and most capable of these arcane processing engines.The machine spirit said to dwell within is known for its devotion to duty and to its crew, and some are even capable of independent operation. Indeed, there are several tales of machine spirits guiding a vehicle and its passengers to safety after its Space Marine crew are incapacitated 

每辆兰德掠夺者都包含一台强大的战斗沉思者核心，其能够帮助乘员操作载具上的诸多武器和次级系统。福波斯型兰德掠夺者中安装的是一台M32“独眼巨人”型战斗沉思者——它们是此类神秘处理引擎中最罕见也最稀有的一类。据说起身在兰德掠夺者中的机魂都以忠于职守和忠于船员而闻名，有些甚至能独立行动。事实上，有很多传说故事的内容都是机魂在星际战士乘员们丧失操作能力后引导载具和乘客们抵达安全区。

Primary power is provided by a Mars pattern adaptable thermic combustor reaction engine situated at the rear of the vehicle.This engine is one of the most powerful of its class, able to propel the Land Raider across the most arduous of battlefield terrain and to smash aside the most stubborn of obstacles. Secondary features of the pattern include atmospheric sampling equipment, rad-repellor, air filtration and punfication unit, multi-spectral optic periscopes around the turret rings, gene-coded controls for security purposes and slaved remote targeting systems to control the sponson weapons 

兰德的主要动力源是一台位于车辆后部的火星型适应性热能燃烧室反应堆发动机。此类引擎是同类型机械中最为强悍的种类之一，能够推动兰德掠夺者穿越最恶劣的战场地形，撞开最为坚固的障碍物。兰德掠夺者的第二个特征包括大气采样设备，辐射防护装置，空气过滤和消毒装置，安装在炮塔周围的多光谱光学潜望镜，为安全目的而设置的基因编码控制台和用于控制侧挂武器的从动远程瞄准系统。

Each Land Raider also carries a range of command and control equipment.Individual screens allow a commander to monitor his unit's bio-status readouts via sensorium core ex-links in each battle-brother's armour, and these are relayed through the vehicle's communication conduits. There is also a holographic tactical display and direct interfaces to the battle cogitator.These provide the vehicle commander with access to all the battlefield information he needs and makes a Land Raider a mobile command centre as well as a front line fighting vehicle and squad transport 

每台兰德掠夺者也都装备了一系列指挥和控制装备。独立的屏幕允许指挥官通过与每位战斗修士动力甲中感观核心的事先连接来监视麾下单位的生理状况读数，而且这项功能是依赖于载具的通讯中转器。载具中也配备了全息战术投影仪和战斗沉思者的直连接口。这让载具指挥官能够获取其需要的全部战场信息，也让兰德掠夺者者同时成为了移动指挥中心、前线战斗载具和小队运输车。

A celebrated feature common to many patterns of Land Raider is the consecrated 'aquila' track link. The thirteenth track link bears the Imperium's double-headed eagle symbol and represents the Emperor himself, the other twelve links standing for the twelve High Lords of the Irnperium.During Space Marine operations, a planet's surface is thereby stamped with the authority of the Emperor as if he himself had set foot upon it 

很多型号的兰德掠夺者都共同具备一个更为著名特征：“天鹰”履带链节。它们的第13块履带链节都带有帝国的双头鹰标志，代表着帝皇本人，而另外12块履带链节则代表着帝国的12位高领主。所以在星际战士们的行动中，一颗星球的地表也就因此被盖上帝皇的权力印记，仿佛是帝皇本人踏足此地。

Armoured Might 

装甲强者

The Land Raider's armour plating represents the very pinnacle of the Adeptus Mechanicus' knowledge, such techniques generally only utilised on much larger vehicles such as Titans.The adaptability of the STC design means locally available materials can be used to replace the advanced alloys if such field repairs are necessary, but it takes the consecrated systems and specialised skills of a Space Marine Chapter forge or an Adeptus Mechanicus Forge World to manufacture the materials needed to produce new Land Raiders 

兰德掠夺者的装甲板代表了机械修会最顶尖的学识，此类技术通常只用于某些大得多的载具，比如泰坦。STC设计的适应性则意味着倘若要进行必要的战场维修的话，人们可以用当地可获取的材料来替换那些先进的合金，但要制造生产新的兰德掠夺者所需的材料的话，人们仍然需要一座星际战士战团铸炉或机械修会铸造世界的神圣系统和专业技能。

The inner armoured layer and structural supports of the Land Raider are constructed of adamantiurn, and above this is a titanium/plasteel composite plate. This is used to reinforce the locations on the vehicle that are most exposed to enemy fire such as the assault bay, front glacis, outer hatch doors and hull side. Next is a thermo-plas fibre mesh and the first of two ceramite layers. The first layer absorbs and dissipates energy, an effective protection against high power laser weaponry.The second is an ablative layer, the vehicle's first line of defence against extreme heat and melta weapons.The result is a skin of armour less than a third as thick as but many times more resilient than almost any other material used by the armies of the Imperium or those of its enemies 

兰德掠夺者的内部装甲层和结构支撑体是由精金建造而成，其上覆盖了一层钛/塑钢复合板。这是用于加固载具上最容易暴露在敌人火力下的位置，如突击舱、前侧坡道、外舱门和车体侧面。之后还要覆盖一层热塑料纤维网，再铺上两层陶钢板中的第一层。第一层陶钢板用于吸收和消散热量，是防御高能激光武器的有效保护；第二层陶钢板是烧蚀层，是载具对抗极端热量和热熔武器的第一道防线。其结果就是相比于帝国军队和他们的敌人所使用的几乎所有其他材料，兰德掠夺者一层盔甲的厚度还不到这些材料的三分之一，但适应性却比它们高出许多倍。