IA2节译：空降舱

Space Marine Chapters are often called upon to carry out special missions requiring them to make a rapid assault from an orbiting strike cruiser or battle barge, an operation often codified as a 'planetstrike'.The Adeptus Astartes are well trained and equipped to carry this out and indeed, their long-standing title 'Space' Marines makes it clear that this tactic is one that Mankind's elite soldiers have engaged in since time immemorial, a continuation of the practice of amphibious assaults from ship-to-shore. Each Chapter therefore has access to Thunderhawk gunships, boarding torpedoes, teleporters and Drop Pods that allow its warriors to deploy from orbit with no warning whatsoever should they be required to undertake such a mission 

那些需要从轨道中的打击巡洋舰或战列母舰上进行快速的任务，是星际战士战团经常被呼叫去执行的，此类行动通常被圣典称为“行星突袭”。阿斯塔特修士们训练有素且装备精良，能够执行此类任务；事实上，他们那历史悠久的头衔——“星际”战士就清楚地表明：自从未被记忆的古老时代开始，帝皇的精锐战士们便在使用此类战术——这种策略是舰对岸两栖进攻实践（战术）的延续。每个战团都拥有雷鹰炮艇、跳帮鱼雷、传送器和空降舱，倘若星际战士们被要求执行此种任务的话，无论如何，这些装备都能在没有任何警告的情况下将其从轨道上进行部署。

Drop Pods are one-way, sealed, armoured landing craft. Once released they plummet through a planet's atmosphere, streaking across the sky before firing retro rockets to slow their descent before touching down.Having made what amounts more to a controlled crash than a landing, the Space Marines enclosed within deploy via explosive bolt-released assault ramps, attacking the enemy without delay or else pressing on to designated objectives 

空降舱是单向且密闭的装甲登陆飞行器。一经释放，它们便会从行星大气层中快速降落，并从天空中飞驰而过；在机体落地之前，反冲火箭会被点燃以减缓下降速度。在经历一段与其说是降落不如说是可控坠落的过程后，爆炸螺栓炸开，放下进攻坡道，封闭在舱内的星际战士们冲出，毫无迟疑地攻向敌人，或向指定的方位前进。

The Drop Pod is not capable of launching under its own power and once committed to a planetstnke cannot be recovered until much later, generally by far larger vessels not intended to operate at the front line.Having been recovered after a successful operation, they are returned to the war ship that deployed them to receive any needed repairs before being used once more, and many have been in service for centuries.Many Chapters inscribe records of each drop onto the interior bulkheads so that battle-brothers enduring the ferocity of an orbital drop can read them and take heart from the vehicle's countless successful operations 

空降舱无法凭借自身力量发生升空，一旦被用于行星突袭任务，就只能等到很久之后，再被并非用于前线行动的远为庞大的舰船收回。在一场成功的行动结束后，空降舱会被送回到对其进行过部署的战舰上，接受所需的一切维修，之后被再次使用；很多空降舱都已被使用了数个世纪。很多战团都将每台空降舱的记录题铭在其内部舱壁上，这样一来，那些忍受着剧烈的轨道空降（颠簸）的战斗修士们就能阅读到这些内容，并从空降舱的无数次成功运行中提振信心。

Since the first Space Marine Legions were founded, they have used Drop Pods to move men and equipment to a planet's surface. Fast and efficient, drop pods can be launched from strike cruisers or battle barges in low orbit to land anywhere on a planet's surface. Being small and travelling at high speed, Drop Pods are very difficult to hit with anti-aircraft fire and almost impossible to intercept with aircraft, should they even be close enough to react to a Drop Pod launch. This makes them a reliable method of delivering troops directly into battle. Conversely, a single Drop Pod is extremely difficult to detect and track, making them useful for inserting scout teams. 

自从第一批星际战士军团被组建以来，他们便在用空降舱将人员和设备运送到星球地表。空降舱是快速且高效的装备，能被打击巡洋舰或战列母舰从低空轨道发射，着陆到星球地表上的任何区域。作为体积小且高速移动的物体，空降舱很难被放空炮火击中，也几乎不可能被飞行器拦截，哪怕是这些防御手段与飞船之间的距离足够短，能对空降舱发射做出反应。这让空降舱成为了将部队直接投入战斗的可靠手段。反过来，单独一架的空降舱也很难被发现和追踪，其在（敌后）插入侦查小队时非常有用。

There are many different patterns, models and sizes of Drop Pod, from large variants that carry a single Dreadnought to the standard combat squad Drop Pod. Dedicated support weapon variants are also used during planetstrike operations, as are cargo-carrying pods that allow squads fighting their way out of a drop zone to receive a much needed ammunition re-supply, even in the heat of battle 

空降舱有很多不同的型号、模式与尺寸，从能够装载一台无畏机甲的大号改型，到标准的战斗小队运输舱，尽在其中。在行星突袭行动期间，星际战士们也会使用专门的支援武器类改型；此外还有货运空降舱，哪怕是在战斗最激烈的时刻，星际战士小队们也能从空投区杀出一条血路，得到急需的弹药补给。

For all their versatility, Drop Pod assaults are fraught with danger. Drop Pods are not large enough to carry heavy vehicles such as Rhinos or Land Raiders, which means an attack must forgo its heaviest support units. However, the ability to strike anywhere, anytime, makes them a valuable asset and Space Marine strike force commanders are adept at combining Drop Pod assaults with other forms of attack in order to overwhelm the enemy and crush all resistance utterly.

虽然用途广泛，但空降舱突袭行动中也充满了危险。空降舱的体积并未大到足以运载诸如犀牛或兰德掠夺者等沉重载具，这意味着星际战士们在此类进攻中必须放弃最强大的支援单位。不过，能在任何时间、任何地点发动突袭的能力让空降舱成为了有价值的装备，星际战士打击部队指挥官们也擅长将空降舱突袭与其他形式的进攻相结合，以击溃敌人并彻底碾碎一切抵抗。

DEATHSTORM DROP POD 

死亡风暴空降舱

The principal disadvantage of a Drop Pod assault has always remained the fact that heavy vehicles such as the Vindicator and the Land Raider are simply too large to be deployed in this way, which can leave assault forces severely under-gunned in a protracted engagement. Aside from the extensive deployment of Dreadnoughts, one other solution is the use of automated weapons systems mounted within a Drop Pod's interior instead of troops. The Deathstorm pattern in particular uses rapid-firing Whirlwind missile launchers or assault cannon to blast clear an area in a massive volley of firepower upon landing, clearing the way for Space Marines to assault in their wake. The machine spirit-targeted weapons of the Deathstorm then continue to sweep the landing zone and provide fire support, albeit at the cost of much reduced firepower, the bulk of their ammunition expended within seconds of their arrival 

诸如维护者与兰德掠夺者等载具过于大型，以至于无法用空降舱进行部署，这个事实一直都是空降突袭行动的主要缺点，会让进攻部队在长期战斗中严重缺乏武器。除了大量部署无畏机甲之外，另一套解决方案就是使用内部安装了自动化武器系统的空降舱。死亡风暴型空降舱，尤其是使用速射型旋风导弹发射器与突击炮的类型，能在着陆后以大规模火力齐射清出一片区域，为星际战士们提供在其身后发动进攻的道路。之后，死亡风暴空降舱中由机魂进行瞄准的武器，会继续清理登陆区并提供火力支援，但代价是火力会极大地下降，舱内的大部分弹药会在抵达后的几秒钟内就被耗尽。

DREADNOUGHT DROP POD

无畏机甲空降舱

The Lucius pattern heavy Drop Pod is somewhat larger than the standard Drop Pods of the Adeptus Astartes, and has a more powerful engine. It also lacks many of their internal support systems and armament but its design allows a single transported Dreadnought to be deployed into battle with the minimum of delay. The stresses involved, however, are such that only the heavily armoured and protected shell of a Dreadnought could hope to survive the descent and impact with the ground without being wrecked or pulverised.

卢修斯型空降舱比阿斯塔特修会的标准型空降舱要大一些，并有着更为强劲的引擎。它缺少很多内部支持系统和军备，但其设计允许一台无畏机甲被以最小延迟投入战斗。不过，卢修斯型空降舱降落和撞击地面时（产生）的压力极大，以至于仅有无畏机甲那装甲厚重的保护性外壳，才有望在其过程中幸存下来，而不会被破坏或变得粉碎。

Manufactured principally by the Forge World of Lucius in the Segmentum Obscuras, these vehicles are tithed directly to various Space Marine Chapters with which the archmagos Forge-masters have protective treaties and ancient ties of debt. Dreadnought Drop Pods are invariably always in high demand due to the attrition rate they commonly suffer in battle.

这些载具主要由朦胧星域中的铸造世界卢修斯制造，与各个星际战士战团缔结过保护协定与古老债务关系的铸炉主管大贤者们，会直接将卢修斯型空降舱提供给阿斯塔特修会。由于它们在战斗中经常遭受的损毁率，无畏机甲空降舱总是有着很高的需求。