In its fiery plunge from orbit, the Red Tear carved a vast scar into the face of?Signus Prime, yet while its outer layers were fractured and broken, its core structure remained unscathed. All primary functions remained intact and operational, but nearly 80% of?its secondary functions were inoperable, some from direct damage and others due to cascade overloads of power shunts and venting systems. While internal bulkheads, vox networks and four external augur bundles remained operational, none of the main batteries were operable and only seven percent of the point defence guns could still fire. Worse yet, the engines were crippled, and without significant repair work the great ship was condemned to remain beached on the surface of?Signus Prime, a poor end to a proud warship.

當(dāng)朱紅之淚號從軌道上燃燒著墜落時，她在西格納斯主星的地表刻出了一條巨大的傷疤。雖然她的外部船體破損斷裂了，但她的核心結(jié)構(gòu)未受損傷。所有主要功能保持完整性和可操作性，但將近百分之八十的次要功能停止運(yùn)行，有些是直接傷害造成的，其他的則是由于分流器和通風(fēng)系統(tǒng)的級聯(lián)過載。雖然內(nèi)部艙壁、通訊網(wǎng)絡(luò)和四個外部鳥卜儀天線集束還在工作，但主炮炮臺已經(jīng)全部失能，也只剩百分之七的點(diǎn)防炮還能開火。更糟的是，引擎嚴(yán)重受損。如果無法進(jìn)行重要有效的維修工作，那這艘偉大的戰(zhàn)艦就注定要擱淺在西格納斯主星的地表——對這艘高傲的戰(zhàn)艦來說，這種結(jié)局是悲慘的。

Of the crew complement and attached Legiones Astartes detachments, there were numerous reported casualties. Many had perished outright and a large number had sustained non-critical injuries, and those few medicae stations that still functioned were quickly overwhelmed treating the survivors. Sanguinius himself ordered priority be given to the human crew, while the Legiones Astartes relied on their own posthuman fortitude to compensate for damaged limbs and lesser internal injuries. In total there remained 734 fully combat effective Legiones Astartes aboard the Red Tear, and another 912 whose injuries would not prevent them from fighting. Added to this complement were the 36 surviving Space Wolves and 34 Custodians, as well as the Primarch himself and a number o￡ the Legion's most senior officers that had been aboard at the time of the crash. Lastly, there was a mere 3,000 surviving Imperial Navy crewman aboard, of which perhaps 600 were trained and combat-ready naval security.

機(jī)組成員和配屬到艦上的軍團(tuán)阿斯塔特分遣隊(duì)也報告了大量的人員傷亡。很多人當(dāng)場死亡，大量人員受到了非致命傷害，少量仍能工作的醫(yī)療站馬上全速運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)以救治幸存者們。圣吉列斯親自下令給予凡人船員優(yōu)先使用權(quán)，軍團(tuán)阿斯塔特們依靠自身超越凡人的堅(jiān)韌性來彌補(bǔ)受損的肢體和不太嚴(yán)重的內(nèi)傷。朱紅之淚號上總共還有734名能夠滿效率作戰(zhàn)的軍團(tuán)阿斯塔特，以及另外912名雖然受傷但并不妨礙他們作戰(zhàn)的阿斯塔特。除此之外還有36名幸存的太空野狼軍團(tuán)戰(zhàn)士與34名禁軍，以及圣吉列斯本人一些圣血天使軍團(tuán)中級別最高的軍官——沖撞發(fā)生時他們也在船上。最后，船上幸存的帝國海軍船員僅剩3000人，其中大約600人是受過訓(xùn)練且處于戰(zhàn)備狀態(tài)的海軍安保部隊(duì)（機(jī)仆：in船上負(fù)責(zé)跳幫的）

In all, despite the damage it had suffered, the Red Tear remained a highly defensible fortress and an ideal beachhead for any ground assault on Signus Prime itself. Its outer hull presented a barrier equal to any bastion wall and the complement of warriors within would be able to hold their ground against any conventional foe until relieved. Had it not been for the nature of their foe and the weapons arrayed against them, then history might well have followed a far different path.

總的來看，雖然朱紅之淚號已經(jīng)受損，但她仍然是一座高度防御的堡壘，以及抵抗任何來自西格納斯主星的地面進(jìn)攻的理想灘頭陣地。她的外層船殼能充當(dāng)相當(dāng)于堡壘墻的防御屏障，船艙內(nèi)的戰(zhàn)士們能夠堅(jiān)守陣地來對抗任何常規(guī)敵人，直到危險被解除。如果不是因?yàn)閿橙说谋举|(zhì)和對付他們的武器（都是非常規(guī)超自然的），那么歷史可能就走了一條截然不同的道路。