The Caestus Assault Ram is one of several assault rams found throughout the Imperium of Man and the most common one used by Space Marine Chapters. Smaller in size compared to a Thunderhawk or Boarding Torpedo, the Caestus and other assault rams are designed to participate in close range boarding actions in space. This Attack Craft's compact and heavily-armoured frame can not only survive but is intended to directly collide with another space craft in order to deliver its cargo.

拳套突擊艇是一種在全帝國都能找到的突擊艇類型，最常見的使用者是阿斯塔特戰(zhàn)團(tuán)。突擊艇尺寸比跳幫魚雷和雷鷹更小，被設(shè)計(jì)用于執(zhí)行太空中的近距離跳幫任務(wù)。這些突擊航天器的緊湊結(jié)構(gòu)和厚重裝甲讓它不僅能在任務(wù)中幸存，而且能讓它與另一艘飛船直接相撞來釋放乘員。

History歷史

Caestus has been in Imperium service as ship-to-ship boarding vessel since the Great Crusade. Going through the time of Horus Heresy and all of the wars that followed this dim and ancient period, it is still used in the Space Marines armies in 41st Millennium.

自大遠(yuǎn)征時(shí)期開始，帝國就將拳套突擊艇用于艦對(duì)艦跳幫。在經(jīng)歷了大叛亂與緊隨這個(gè)暗淡而古老的時(shí)期的所有戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)后，第41千年的星際戰(zhàn)士們?nèi)栽谑褂盟?/p>

Technical Information技術(shù)信息

The Caestus' chief advantages over other boarding methods is its incredible speed and durability, thanks to extra armouring and additional short-fire rocket-motors and afterburners, although it has less range and versatility.?

相比于其他突擊艇，拳套的主要優(yōu)勢(shì)是它驚人的速度和耐用，這是由于它有額外的裝甲，附加的短射火箭發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)和加力燃燒室，雖然它的航程更短，用途也更少。

Operated from a blast shielded cockpit, the Caestus' principle armament is a Magna-Melta supported by two wing-mounted Firefury Missile Launchers, while its twin heavily-armoured prows can together carry an entire Space Marine squad.

拳套的駕駛員從防爆駕駛艙操作，主武器是一挺（雙聯(lián)）重型熱熔炮，兩翼上還搭載了支援用的烈焰狂怒導(dǎo)彈發(fā)射器。它包裹這厚重裝甲的貨倉能攜帶一整個(gè)小隊(duì)的星際戰(zhàn)士。

In order to properly fulfill its assault ram role the Caestus' forward superstructure is further buttressed by a near-unique inertial and recoil compensation system. This 'misericorde'?(or 'Misericordia')?system consists of multiple retractable inertia suppression clamps which connect with a Space Marine's Terminator Armour or Power Armour, locking them in place and protecting them from any impact short of one which could destroy the entire craft.

為了恰當(dāng)?shù)剡m應(yīng)它突擊艇的角色，拳套的前部結(jié)構(gòu)由近乎獨(dú)特的慣性和反沖補(bǔ)償系統(tǒng)加以支持。這套“短劍”系統(tǒng)包含多個(gè)可伸縮慣性抑制夾具，能夠與星際戰(zhàn)士的終結(jié)者動(dòng)力甲或者普通動(dòng)力甲相連接，將他們固定在一個(gè)位置，保護(hù)他們免受任何可能摧毀整個(gè)突擊艇的沖擊。

While it was originally constructed only for boarding operations, the rediscoveries of Arkhan Land has allowed the Caestus to be fitted with anti-gravitic plating for participation in groundside operations. Common upgrades for the craft include a Teleport Homer and Frag Assault Launchers.

雖然拳套最早是用于跳幫任務(wù)，但阿坎 蘭德重新發(fā)現(xiàn)的反重力懸浮板讓它可以參與地面作戰(zhàn)。拳套突擊艇的常見升級(jí)項(xiàng)目包括傳送信標(biāo)和手榴彈突襲發(fā)射器。

Deployment Strategy戰(zhàn)略部署

In its typical role of assault ram the Caestus uses its Mega-Melta to weaken an enemy spacecraft's hull armour, allowing for the armoured prows to more easily penetrate and disgorge their passengers, who exit through the forward assault ramps. However since the addition of grav coils the craft can also participate in orbital insertions and provide ground support; acting as a heavy battle skimmer its' massive melta weapon can be devastating against enemy tanks and bunkers. However most Chapters still maintain Thunderhawks and Drop Pods for these missions, reserving their assault rams for space operations or only the most dangerous drop zones. Fleet-bound chapters in particular make heavy use of the Caestus for combating the likes of asteroid bases and Space Hulks。

作為突擊艇使用時(shí)，拳套突擊艇使用重?zé)崛叟谌诨瘮撑灤w裝甲，讓裝甲船頭更容易穿透敵艦艦體并釋放出乘員們，乘員會(huì)從前方的攻擊坡道出去。不過由于加裝了重力線圈，拳套也能執(zhí)行軌道突入和地面支持。作為一種重型戰(zhàn)斗懸浮機(jī)時(shí)，他巨大的熱熔武器可以摧毀敵人的坦克和碉堡。不過多數(shù)戰(zhàn)團(tuán)在這種任務(wù)中會(huì)使用雷鷹和空降倉，把突擊艇留給太空作戰(zhàn)或是最危險(xiǎn)的空降區(qū)域。艦基戰(zhàn)團(tuán)尤其會(huì)頻繁使用拳套突擊艇來對(duì)抗小行星基地和太空廢船。

Despite the damage that Caestus Assault Rams sustains in the run of operations, the reverence that Space Marines hold to this holy devices is such that Caestus' always recovered from the battle lines, even if it is a guts of an enemy vessel or fortress.

即使不考慮拳套突擊艇在行動(dòng)中承受的傷害，星際戰(zhàn)士對(duì)這種神圣設(shè)備所懷有的敬畏是如此之深，以至于拳套突擊艇總是能從戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)上平安歸來，哪怕戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)是在敵人載具或要塞的內(nèi)部。