《Munitorum》节译：漩涡导弹

Vortex missiles are among the most terrifying weapons in the galaxy and are found on only the largest vehicles or fortifications in the Imperium. Rare and dangerous, they are only ever sanctioned for use in the direst of circumstances.

漩涡导弹是银河系中最恐怖的武器之一，我们只能在人类帝国最大型的载具或要塞才能发现它们。这种武器稀有且危险，只有在最危难的情况下才会被批准使用。

Vortex missile warheads were first used in warfare by the early Warlord Titans and Imperator Titans. During the dark days of the Horus Heresy, they utilised these missiles to devastating effect against Traitor Legions; however, such violent and epic combats saw many of the great Titans that were so armed, such as Vulkan’s Honour, destroyed in towering balls of Warp energy. Out of respect, Imperial scholars have been selective as to what remains widely known about these incidents.

漩涡导弹最初是被用于早期的战将泰坦和帝皇泰坦。在荷鲁斯叛乱的黑暗岁月中，它们使用这些导弹对叛军军团造成了毁灭性打击；不过，在那些激烈的史诗战斗中，也有很多装备了此类武器的伟大泰坦被摧毁于猛烈的亚空间能量团中，比如火神之荣号。出于尊重，帝国学者们对于这些事件中仍然广为人知的内容，进行了选择性研究。

When fired, a vortex missile leaves a blinding trail of white light and with it comes a thunderous roar akin to the afterburners on the Imperial Navy strike fighters. Projected over a staggering distance within seconds, upon impact the warhead rips a hole in reality itself, creating a violent and devastating trans-dimensional vortex field with a sound like an atomic explosion happening in reverse, followed by an eerie emanating silence. Anything unlucky enough to be within range of this flickering, highly volatile sphere of Warp energy is destroyed instantly.

在被点火发射时，漩涡导弹会留下一道耀眼的白光尾迹，随着而来的雷霆般轰鸣声——其就类似于帝国海军攻击机加力燃烧室的噪音。导弹会在数秒之内被投掷出惊人的距离，而当弹头击中目标时，其会在现实（空间）中撕开一个洞，创造出一道跨次元漩涡力场，某道类似于原子爆炸的声音随之逆向发生，之后便是令人毛骨悚然的静默。不幸进入到这团闪烁且高度挥发的亚空间能量球团的（波及）范围内的一切事物，都会被立即摧毁。

Vortex missiles are most commonly found mounted on the god-like Warlord Titans, potent Deathstrike Missile Launchers, and large fortifications such as the Vortex Missile Aquila Strongpoint. More experimental models have proven too dangerous and inconsistent, and therefore remain secrets of the Adeptus Mechanicus.

漩涡导弹最常见的搭载平台是宛如神明的战将泰坦、强悍的死亡直击导弹发射车与诸如漩涡导弹天鹰据点炮塔等大型工事。那些更加实验性的（搭载）模式则被证明是更为危险且反复无常的，因此机械神教将之作为秘密隐藏起来。

The missile’s warhead is constructed in numerous stages. The first involves capturing and containing a spark of Warp energy. Originally, the process of acquiring such energy involved highly skilled navigators guiding ships, designated ‘divinators’, close to Warp rifts. It proved an extremely dangerous task and nearly all of these ships were lost to savage attacks from within the Warp itself. Thanks to the discovery of arcane texts on the hive world of Eustis Majorus, the Adeptus Mechanicus managed to recreate similar results by using numerous powerful psykers to manifest and contain a raw spark of the Immaterium.

漩涡弹头是按很多道工序制造而成的，初始的程序就包括捕捉并收容一团亚空间能量火花。最初，帝国是让一名技艺高度熟练的导航者——其被命名为“占卜者”，引导舰船接近亚空间裂隙，以此获取到这种能量。这种过程被证明是极其危险的，而且几乎所有此类舰船都因来自亚空间自身内部的猛烈袭击而损毁。多亏了发现于巢都世界Eustis Majorus上的玄奥文件，机械修会（学会了）使用大量的强力灵能者来显现并收容住一团未经处理的非物质世界火花，由此成功制造出相似的结果。

The latter stages of construction transfer the energy created into a capsule that carefully insulates it from a single psy-rod; upon impact, the capsule is crushed, the Warp energy meets the rod, and a trans-dimensional vortex field is unleashed.

之后的建造工序是将产生出的能量转移到胶囊舱中，舱体会将能量与一根灵能棒小心地隔离开；当发射撞击时，胶囊舱破裂，亚空间能量与灵能棒相遇（发生反应），一道跨纬度漩涡力场就被释放出来。

Due to the dangers of assembly and the uncontrollable forces involved, it was once the sole responsibility of the Adeptus Mechanicus to manufacture vortex missiles. By the end of M31, they were officially only to be constructed on Mars, Graia and Gryphonne IV. There, the warheads would then be exported to other forge worlds where they could be combined with their missile housings, before being distributed to the necessary regiment or fortification. Because of a clerical glitch of the Departmento Munitorum, other forge worlds soon began constructing whole vortex missile missiles. By M35, almost all forge worlds in the Imperium had at least some expertise in its assembly.

由于其组装（过程中）的危险性与所包含的不可控力量，一度仅由机械修会负责制造漩涡导弹。等到M31末期，按照官方规定，只有火星、Graia和格里芬四号才能制造它们。弹头被从这三个星球出口到其他铸造世界，并在当地装配到导弹弹体上，之后再分配给必要的卫军团或要塞工事。但由于军务部的某个办公文件失误，其他铸造世界也很快便开始制造完整的漩涡导弹。等到M35，帝国中的几乎所有铸造世界都至少拥有了组装此种武器的某些专业知识。

Eventually, fulfilling a need for greater firepower within the Imperial Guard arsenal, the Departmento Munitorum ordered that vortex missiles be deployed mounted on Deathstrike Missile Launchers. Such weapons are not often deployed if it can be avoided, and it remains a capital offence to stray from mission orders whilst using one. Because of their impressive reach, it was only a matter of time before vortex missiles began to be housed in the Aquila Strongpoints found on the most heavily fortified worlds, with up to seven at a time being primed for use. The first use of a multiple vortex missile launch that is described in Imperial records was on Magnax V. Situated on a major trade route, the planet was victim to an attempted raid led by the Night Lords, but the thousand-strong warband was decimated by three vortex missiles. Ever since then, such structures began appearing on isolated or strategically important planets, bringing salvation in dire times.

最终，军务部宣布将漩涡导弹搭载到死亡直击导弹发射车上进行部署，满足了帝国卫队对于更强大火力的需求。但只有在必不可免的情况下，帝国才会动用这种武器，而且那些在违反任务命令的情况下使用漩涡导弹的人仍会被判处死罪。而且由于其令人印象深刻的射程，帝国开始将漩涡导弹部署到天鹰据点炮塔也只是时间问题——后者经常被见于那些要塞化程度最高的世界上。根据帝国记录中的描述，首次（用据点炮塔）发射多枚漩涡导弹的案例发生于Magnax五号世界。该行星位于一条主要贸易航线上，午夜领主们曾试图对其发动一次掠袭，但在三枚漩涡导弹的进攻下，这个千人之众的战帮遭受重创。从此之后，该类防御工事开始出现于孤立或具备战略重要性的世界上，在危急时刻带来拯救。

By accident or misfortune, vortex missiles have been known to occasionally detonate within a defensive emplacement. In 899.M40, such a disaster befell the Mordian 189th Armoured Regiment on the agri-world of Thantus X, turning a successful defence against an Ork Waaagh! into abject failure. Incorrect benedictions by a novice Tech-Priest resulted in the Warp energy exploding without the missile being launched. The ensuing destruction of Imperial fortifications led to the loss not only of an Imperial planet, but an entire system’s food supply, reinforcing both the terrifying reputation of this weapon as well as the caution and reservation with which they are deployed.

但人们已知的是，由于意外或不幸，漩涡导弹也会偶尔在防御阵地之内爆炸。899.M40，此种灾难降临于农业世界Thantus十号，受害者是莫迪安第189装甲团。一场抵抗兽人Waaagh!的成功防御战，变为了悲惨的失败。某个新手技术神甫执行了不正确的祝祷仪式，导致亚空间能量在导弹未被发射的情况下爆炸。当地的帝国要塞工事因此被摧毁，这不仅导致帝国失去了一颗星球，还令整个恒星系失去了食品供给；漩涡导弹的恐怖名声因此而加重，帝国在部署此类武器时也更加谨慎和保守。