IA3节译：曼塔超重型空降艇

MANTA 

The Manta is the Tau's Super-heavye dropship.

It is so large that it is actually a small spacecraft.The Manta is the Tau's closest equivalent of the Imperium’s Titans or Ork Gargants. and carries comparable firepower. It is well armed and armoured for use in frontline combat. where it is expected to deploy and fight as an attack craft .

曼塔是钛帝国的超重型空降艇。它的体积非常庞大，事实上，它就是一种小型太空飞船。曼塔是钛帝国最接近人类帝国泰坦和兽人刚加特的武器，而且携带了与他们类似的火力。曼塔武备精良、装甲坚固，能用于前线战斗，他预计将是作为攻击艇进行部署和战斗。

A Manta carries a fearsome amount of firepower .Its main weapons are twin heavy railguns .These guns fire a fin-stabilised round for extra lift (and therefore extra range）whilst in an atmosphere. The heavy railgun's sub-munitions shell is equipped with a drone processor. which is programmed to direct the shell to its target. This is mostly used during starship combat. to find weak points in the armour of enemy ships (sub-munitions lacking the penetrating power of the standard round). but is also useful in ground combat. As back-up to the main weapons. the Manta mounts twin ion cannon batteries in its wings .These provide shorter ranged saturation fire when in the thick of battle. The rest of the Manta's arsenal consists of prow-mounted launch ports for up to ten Seeker missiles These can be controlled by the crew. or by other Markerlight operators on the ground. The Manta's last weapons are its sixteen drone-controlled burst cannon turrets. These are positioned all around the Manta's hull for close defence whilst landed and as anti-aircraft weapons when in flight. The turrets are positioned so that all angles of approach are covered by multiple burst cannons .

曼塔拥有着总量可怖的火力，它的主武器是两门重型磁轨炮。即便是在大气层中，这种炮也能发射鳍稳定弹以获得额外的升力（而且也因此获得了额外的射程）。而且重型磁轨炮子母弹的弹体中装备了机蜂处理器，这种处理器被编程以引导炮弹冲向自己的目标。这通常在星际飞船间的战斗中被用于寻找敌舰装甲上的薄弱点（子母弹缺乏标准炮弹的穿透力），但在地面战斗中也同样有用。作为主武器的备用品，曼塔在机翼上安装了两门离子加农炮炮塔，它们能在在战斗最激烈的时候提供短程饱和火力。曼塔所配备的其他武器还包括安装在船头的导弹发射舱，内置的寻路者导弹多达多达10枚，这种武器可由船员或者地面上的其他标记光操作员进行控制。曼塔最后的武器是是十六门由机蜂控制的脉冲速射炮炮塔，它们被安装在曼塔的船体周身，既能在降落时用于近程防御，也能在飞行中用作防空武器，而且炮塔的安装位置能使得从任何角度接近的目标都会遭受到来自多门速射炮的打击。

The Manta is the Tau's smallest interstellar capable spacecraft It has limited etherdrive capacity but because of its size a Manta can only make very short hops, restricting its use. For longer trips it most be transported inside the far larger carriers. As a spacecraft. Mantas are entirely crewed by members of the Air Caste. 

曼塔是钛帝国最小型的星际飞船，它具备有限的亚空间航行能力，但由于其尺寸，曼塔只能进行非常短途的单次亚空间折跃，这限制了它的使用。需要进行长途航行时，曼塔大多数情况下是在远为大型的航母中进行运输。作为一种太空舰艇，曼塔完全由气氏族成员驾驶。

As well as Its firepower the Manta has a large transport capacity The ships main body is split into two transport decks The upper deck holds troops or battlesuits. the cavemous lower deck can hold up to four (fully loaded) Devilfish or Hammerheads. The entire lower transport deck is an elevator, which is lowered to allow access. It can also be fitted to carry extra troops. battlesuits. Kroot, or just about any vehicle or equipment operated by the Fire Caste.

除开火力，曼塔还有很强大的运输能力。飞船主体被分隔为了两层运输甲板，上层甲板安置部队或战斗服，广阔空旷的下层甲板（在满载的情况中）能装下四台魔鬼鱼或锤头鲨。整个下层运输甲板是一台电梯，能够降下以允许人员货物通行。曼塔也适合运输额外的部队、战斗服、克鲁特人，或者任何由火氏族操作的载具或设备。

As well as Its own cockpit. each Manta also contains a sophisticated command bridge. From here a Tau commander can oversee battlefield operations. This allows a Manta to act as a forward command post. fire control and communications hub. 

除了自己的驾驶舱，每台曼塔也都包含一个复杂精密的指挥舰桥，钛星人指挥官们能从这里监督战场行动。这允许曼塔被用作前线指挥站，以及火控与通讯中心。

On Taros. Mantas were widely used to transport the Hunter Cadres and their heavy equipment into the deserts, positioning the troops for counter-attacks and quickly extract them afterwards. Their fleet of Mantas gave the Tau forces superior strategic mobility over the ground-based Imperial Guard. This allowed the outnumbered Tau Hunter Cadres to match the Imperial Guard in equal force for local counter-attacks and battles. 

在塔罗斯上，钛星人广泛地使用曼塔来运输猎核与他们的重型装备，使部队做好反击准备，然后快速带他们撤离。曼塔舰队给了钛星人部队相比于只有地面部队的星界军们更好的战略机动性，这使得数量上处于劣势的钛星人猎核能够在当地的反击和战斗中与星界军旗鼓相当。