The Dreadnoughts which serve the Deathwatch are different from the "standard" Space Marine Dreadnoughts in some respects. First, unlike other Marines who are seconded to the Deathwatch, Dreadnoughts are separated from their parent Chapters forever, as they take on the Long Vigil. Secondly they may wield unconventional combinations of weaponry or equipment, to exploit the weaknesses of a particular Xenos foe.

在某些方面，服務(wù)于死亡守望的無畏機(jī)甲與“標(biāo)準(zhǔn)”的星際戰(zhàn)士戰(zhàn)團(tuán)無畏機(jī)甲有所不同。首先，不同于其他那些臨時(shí)調(diào)派到死亡守望的星際戰(zhàn)士們，守望無畏機(jī)甲們永遠(yuǎn)與自己的母戰(zhàn)團(tuán)分離，因?yàn)樗麄円M(jìn)行長(zhǎng)夜守望。其次，他們可能會(huì)使用非常規(guī)的武器裝備組合來專門針對(duì)特定異形敵人的弱點(diǎn)。

Overview綜述

Rare as it is for a Space Marine to be revered enough to become an Old One, it is rarer still for a member of the Deathwatch to achieve the same honour.?

對(duì)于一名星際戰(zhàn)士而言，獲得足夠的尊敬被葬入無畏機(jī)甲是罕見的情況，對(duì)死亡守望而言，能實(shí)現(xiàn)此等榮譽(yù)更為罕見。

The circumstances of the small unit actions undertaken by Kill-teams often make it impossible to retrieve a fatally injured battle-brother and inter them within a sarcophagus in time to be transported to a fortress. Even if this is achieved the Space Marine must be worthy and willing to remain with the Deathwatch, effectively renewing their vows to serve with the Watch in perpetuity. Finally, permission must be sought and received from the Space Marine's own Chapter that he may remain with the Deathwatch.

殺戮小隊(duì)采取小單位作戰(zhàn)的形式，在這種情況下，找回一位受了致命傷的戰(zhàn)斗兄弟并且把他及時(shí)運(yùn)回守望要塞葬入石棺是不可能的。即使這一切能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn)，被救的星際戰(zhàn)士也必須有足夠的價(jià)值，而且愿意留在死亡守望，有效地更新了他們的誓言，永遠(yuǎn)為死亡守望服務(wù)。最終，必須征得這位星際戰(zhàn)士自己的戰(zhàn)團(tuán)同意之后，這位星際戰(zhàn)士就會(huì)（作為守望無畏機(jī)甲）留在死亡守望。

The Deathwatch possess only a handful of Dreadnoughts in fortresses scattered across the galaxy, and many Old Ones are preserved for their unique knowledge of fighting different xenos. Apart from possessing the deadly combination of hatred, experience and machine hardiness, the Deathwatch Dreadnoughts are sometimes used as repositories of lore, archives for the ghosts of old campaigns against extinct xenos and Kill-team operations of centuries past.?

在分散在銀河各處的守望要塞中，死亡守望只有屈指可數(shù)的守望無畏機(jī)甲，許多古戰(zhàn)士（機(jī)仆：無畏機(jī)甲的另一種尊稱）被保存下來是因?yàn)樗麄儯〒碛校┡c不同異形作戰(zhàn)的獨(dú)一無二的知識(shí)。守望無畏機(jī)甲不僅是仇恨，經(jīng)驗(yàn)和機(jī)械耐久性的復(fù)合體，有時(shí)也是知識(shí)庫，以及過去數(shù)個(gè)世紀(jì)中關(guān)于對(duì)抗那些已經(jīng)滅絕的異形的就戰(zhàn)役的幽靈檔案，也是殺戮小隊(duì)過去數(shù)個(gè)世紀(jì)行動(dòng)的見證。

The value of the Old One's knowledge to the Deathwatch cannot be overestimated. Across the vast volumes of space overseen by the Deathwatch, contact with some species of alien can come centuries apart, making an eyewitness to previous encounters invaluable. On other occasions warp storms will slacken to reveal whole systems unseen by man for millennia but still remembered by the Old Ones that fought there long ago. In the past, xenos thought long extinct have emerged from the dust to assail humankind once more, and the Old Ones have been able to vividly recall every detail of them, every strength and weakness they revealed and each blow struck to lay them low. In all of these circumstances an Old One can bring incredible clarity and sharp-eyed perspective to the dry reports and corrupted records that can be unearthed from musty data-vaults.

對(duì)死亡守望而言，古戰(zhàn)士們的知識(shí)珍貴到了不能再珍貴的地步。在死亡守望所監(jiān)視的廣闊空間中，與某些種類異形的接觸可能幾個(gè)世紀(jì)才會(huì)發(fā)生一次，這讓以前遭遇這些異形的目擊者變成了無價(jià)之寶。另外，亞空間風(fēng)暴消散后，一些消失在人們眼中千年之久的星系會(huì)重新出現(xiàn)，而曾在那里長(zhǎng)期作戰(zhàn)的古戰(zhàn)士們?nèi)匀粫?huì)記得這些地方。在過去，某些被認(rèn)為滅絕很久的異形會(huì)重新爬出歷史的灰塵，再次襲擊人類，古戰(zhàn)士們則能生動(dòng)地回憶起他們的一切細(xì)節(jié)，他們的一切優(yōu)勢(shì)和弱點(diǎn)和每一種讓他們倒下的進(jìn)攻。在所有的這些情況中，古戰(zhàn)士們會(huì)為那些從陳腐的數(shù)據(jù)倉庫中挖掘出來的枯燥報(bào)告和損壞記錄帶來令人難以置信的明確回憶和目光敏銳的觀點(diǎn)。

It is a rare and valued Kill-team that is accompanied by a Deathwatch Dreadnought into the field. Such a precious resource is only risked at times of greatest peril and on missions that would be doomed to failure without their unique capabilities.?

一支有守望無畏機(jī)甲加入的殺戮小隊(duì)是罕見而珍貴的。只有在面臨最為嚴(yán)重的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，執(zhí)行沒有他們的特殊能力就注定會(huì)失敗的任務(wù)時(shí)，這些珍貴的古戰(zhàn)士才會(huì)進(jìn)入戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)。

Most Deathwatch Dreadnoughts follow the traditional weapon configurations handed down over uncounted centuries, like the Deredeo with its power claws and heavy flamers, or the Furibundus with its twin-linked lascannon and Cyclone missile launcher. At times of special need, however, Deathwatch Forge Masters have created many of their own armament variants based on these sacred designs but more suited to exceptional environments and particular xenos foes. In ages past, Deathwatch Dreadnoughts have been equipped with siege hammers expressly for the purpose of overcoming Ork fortifications, outfitted with quad autocannons for bringing down Eldar raiders and mounted with additional flamer batteries for clearing Hrud warrens. Such egregious interference with the sacred form of the Dreadnought does little to assuage the concerns of more traditionally-minded Chapters about the practices of the Deathwatch in this field.

多數(shù)守望無畏機(jī)甲會(huì)遵循數(shù)不清的世紀(jì)傳下來的傳統(tǒng)武器配置，比如德雷都斯無畏會(huì)使用動(dòng)力爪和重噴火，狂怒型無畏（機(jī)仆：lex和fandom里沒有他的詞條，估計(jì)是ffg的私設(shè)）使用雙聯(lián)激光炮和旋風(fēng)導(dǎo)彈發(fā)射器。不過有特殊需要時(shí)，死亡守望的鑄造大師們會(huì)創(chuàng)造一些他們自己的武器裝備變種，這些變種基于神圣的設(shè)計(jì)，但適用于異常情況和具體的異形敵人。很久以前，守望無畏機(jī)甲曾配備過顯然是用于克服獸人工事的攻城錘，用于放倒靈族掠奪者的四角形自動(dòng)炮組和用于清除赫魯?shù)聭?zhàn)士的噴火器陣列（機(jī)仆：講真，這配置，怕不是把蔑視者無畏或者利維坦無畏給鑄鐵無畏裝上了…）這種對(duì)無畏機(jī)甲神圣形態(tài)的過分干涉，導(dǎo)致某些思想更為傳統(tǒng)的戰(zhàn)團(tuán)對(duì)于死亡守望在該領(lǐng)域作法的擔(dān)憂有增無減。

A Kill-team blessed with Dreadnought support can face some unique challenges. A silent approach, for example, becomes almost impossible without extensive use of Stummers or other specialist equipment. The local terrain must also be capable of supporting the tremendous weight of the machine. In practice a Dreadnought is commonly kept in reserve, coordinating operations from an orbiting vessel. Once the enemy has been located the Dreadnought is normally inserted directly into combat via drop pod, Thunderhawk gunship or teleportarium.

擁有守望無畏機(jī)甲支持的殺戮小隊(duì)會(huì)面對(duì)一些獨(dú)一無二的挑戰(zhàn)，比如，如果沒有大量使用吸音器或者其他特殊裝備的話，潛行幾乎是不可能的。當(dāng)?shù)氐匦芜€必須能夠支撐機(jī)器的巨大重量。事實(shí)上，守望無畏機(jī)甲們通常會(huì)被留在軌道艦船上（負(fù)責(zé)）協(xié)調(diào)行動(dòng)。一旦敵人被定位，守望無畏機(jī)甲通常就會(huì)通過空降倉，雷鷹炮艇或者傳送直接加入戰(zhàn)斗。