hh2渣翻节译：钢铁之手军团的战斗坦克

The core of the Iron Hands armoured units, though limited in number by the capacity of the Ferrum, held some of the finest war machines and crews in the Legion.Tragically, when the Legions of the second wave revealed themselves as Traitors and opened fire upon the sons of Ferrus Manus, Vulkan and Corax, many of these war machines were oriented towards the fortifications of the Sons of Horus, the Emperor's Children, the Death Guard and the World Eaters. Their less armoured rear facings were therefore facing towards the guns of the Word Bearers, Night Lords and, in particular, the Iron Warriors. As a result of the treacherous bombardment from the rear, they suffered staggeringly high losses in the first minutes after the treachery of Lorgar, Curze and Perturabo was revealed. Nonetheless, the crews of every type of armoured vehicle in the service of the Iron Hands fought on boldly, many sacrificing themselves at the last so that the surviving infantry could break out of the trap and disperse into the surrounding wilderness to fight on.

(战斗坦克是)钢铁之手装甲单位的核心部分，虽然数量受限于铁拳号（ferrum:钢铁，应该是代指铁手军团的旗舰）的容量，但第十军团仍然拥有阿斯塔特军团中某些最精良的战争机器和最优秀的载具乘员。悲剧的是，当进行第二波进攻的四个军团露出了自己早已叛变的真实面目，并向费鲁斯 马努斯、伏尔甘和克拉克斯的子嗣们开火时，这些战争机器中有许多是面向荷鲁斯之子、帝皇之子、死亡守卫和吞世者的防御工事的，因此，他们缺乏装甲保护的载具背部面对的是怀言者、午夜领主以及尤其的钢铁勇士的炮口。叛军们炮击轰炸了第十军团装甲部队的背部，结果就是在珞珈，科兹和佩图拉博露出自己叛徒身份的最初几分钟里，这些装甲部队遭受了惊人的严重损失，尽管如此，钢铁之手军团各种装甲载具的乘员们仍然英勇奋战，很多载具乘员最终牺牲了自己，以便幸存的步兵们可以冲出陷阱，散布到周围的荒野中继续战斗。

Iron Hands Legion Armoured Echelons

钢铁之手军团装甲梯队

The Iron Hands Legion utilised its many war machines as support for individual companies and orders, but also fielded large units of heavy battle tanks as distinct units. Such formations ranged in size from squadrons of less than a dozen vehicles to company, even order-sized units of scores of vehicles. In the case of super-heavy tanks such as the Fellblade, between three and five vehicles would be considered more than a match for any foe less powerful than a battle Titan. Units of Predators or Land Raiders might consist of forty or more vehicles and be sub-divided in numerous commands.The armoured formations committed to the Isstvan V operation, were deployed as part of the second phase of the Iron Hands Legion's attack. Their orders varied enormously, some committed to frontal assault and breakthough actions, others to wide flanking manoeuvres. Some armoured formations were tasked with engaging those of the Traitor Legions as the Loyalist Primarchs were well aware that the enemy had had plenty of time to prepare for battle and access to a great many war machines.Despite their power, almost all of the Iron Hands Legion’s armoured formations are thought to have been destroyed under the guns of the Traitors overwhelming numbers. The heaviest formations, such as the Fellblade companies serving under Clan Ungavarr and the Land Raider echelons of Clan Avernii, are known to have been engaged by Traitor Titans and to have suffered incredible losses despite valiant attempts to concentrate their efforts against these mighty foes. Of the few eye witness accounts committed to record in the aftermath of the Dropsite Massacre, few fail to make mention of the bold attacks of the Iron Hands armoured echelon against staggering odds.

钢铁之手军团使用他大量的战争机械为独立的连队们和修会们提供支援，但也会将大量重型战斗坦克组成的编组作为明确的部队单位进行部署。此类部队的规模不一而足：从不足十二辆载具的中队到连队，甚至还有配备了数十辆载具的修会级别的部队。至于诸如残暴之刃之类的超重型坦克，人们认为三至五辆此类载具能够碾压任何战斗力不及战斗泰坦的敌人（机仆：可问题是，狗泰是泰坦，蘸酱也是泰坦…）。掠食者和兰德掠夺者分队可能由四十辆乃至更多的载具组成，这些分队会被细分为许多（次级）部队。参加伊斯特万五号作战任务的装甲编队被作为钢铁之手军团第二阶段攻势的一部分进行了部署。他们（接受的）命令差别很大，有些要负责前线进攻和突破的任务，其他的负责宽侧翼机动作战。还有些装甲部队负责与叛徒军团的载具交战——因为忠诚派原体们很清楚叛军们有大量的时间准备战斗并获取大量的战争机械。即使不考虑他们的实力，人们认为几乎所有的铁手装甲部队都被叛军压倒性数量的载具输出的炮火摧毁了。那些最为强悍的部队，比如安卡瓦氏族的残暴之刃连队们和阿维尼氏族的兰德掠夺者，据人们所知则是与叛军的泰坦们进行了交战，尽管他们英勇地努力集中力量去对抗这些强大的敌人，但他们仍然遭受了不可思议的重创。根据登录点大屠杀之后的少数目击者证词记录，几乎所有人都提到了铁手装甲梯队克服巨大困难发起的英勇进攻。

Iron Hands Legion Reserve

钢铁之手军团的载具储备

The Iron Hands Legion maintained a notably large pool of reserve and second line vehicles of all types and classes. Such vehicles included many more commonly seen in the service of the Imperial Army, or since made obsolete by the discovery and exploitation of new Standard Template Construct imprints. Much of the Legion reserve consisted of war engines either awaiting attachment to a specific Clan, or otherwise intended for use in operations that required more vehicles than the Clan had immediately available.

钢铁之手军团保有非常大量的载具储备和各种型号类别的二线载具。这些载具中包含许多在帝国军部队中更为常见的类型（机仆：讲真，我也不清楚马卡多重坦这种载具铁手们是怎么看上眼的…），或者由于发现和利用了新的标准建造模板（机仆：STC）而被淘汰的类型。许多构成军团储备的载具要么等待依附于一个特定的氏族，或者当某些部族现有载具数量不足以完成当前任务时，这些储备就会被动用。

The crews assigned to operate the vehicles of the Legion reserve for the Isstvan V drop operation were drawn from many and varied sources and combined in the confines of the Ferrum's hold.

在伊斯特万空降任务中，被分配去驾驶军团储备载具的乘员们的来源丰富而多样，他们在铁拳号的船舱中与自己的载具进行了绑定。

Regardless of the unconventional circumstances of their assignment, it is generally held that all of these crews comported themselves with honour and skill, regardless of their station within the Legion. In one case, a Legion Baneblade commanded by an Iron Hands sergeant is known to have been struck by a Titan class weapon, its turret breached and its command crew slain. In the heat of battle, the Legion serf manning the forward secondary weapon station assumed control and kept the vehicle fighting for an estimated further eleven minutes before it was overrun by World Eaters infantry and all surviving crew were slain.

乘员们无视了他们任务的非常规情况。人们通常认为，所有这些乘员都表现出了相称的荣誉和技巧，无论他们在军团中处于怎样的地位。例如，一位铁手军士指挥的军团毒刃遭到了泰坦级武器的攻击，它的炮塔被破坏，指挥乘员牺牲。在战斗的高潮，操纵前方副武器的军团仆役接管了控制权并让毒刃继续战斗了大约11分钟，最终，吞世者步兵们攻占了这辆毒刃并且屠杀了所有幸存乘员。