水翼船/HYDROFOIL

Designation: Anti-Air Support Ship

Manufacturer: Dominican Coast Guard

National Origin: Dominican Republic

Mass-Produced at: Allied Naval Yard

Key Features:

? Icarus 20mm CIWS AA gun

? Scramblegun weapon jammer

? Helmet-mounted tracking system

? Sea-sickness prevention package

? Contraband detainment stockpile

定位：防空支援艦艇

制造商：多米尼加海岸警衛(wèi)隊

原產(chǎn)國：多米尼加共和國

生產(chǎn)處：盟軍海港

特點：

??「伊卡魯斯」20mm近程防空炮

??擾頻式武器干擾裝置

??頭盔式跟蹤系統(tǒng)

??暈船急救包

??扣押違禁品的艙室

Adapted from a light skiff commonly employed by forces of the South American?Allied nations' Coast Guard, the Allies'?hydrofoil?is a fast-moving vessel designed for surveillance and defensive operations. It features a fast-firing 20 mm close-in weapons system well-suited for engaging low-flying enemy aircraft, although its facing limits the weapon to a pure anti-air role. However, the hydrofoil gains versatility thanks to its Scramblegun weapon jammer, an electromagnetic beam that draws upon the hydrofoil's advanced computers and fuel reserves to temporarily disable most known weapons systems on an individual, nearby target. Thus, while the hydrofoil is not equipped to fend off a full-scale naval invasion, it can adequately fend for itself and provides invaluable support as part of a naval strike group.

盟軍的水翼船是基于南美洲盟國海岸警衛(wèi)隊常用的輕型小艇改進而來的，這是一種行動迅捷的船只，專為監(jiān)視和海防而設計。它裝備了能夠高速射擊的20mm近防武器系統(tǒng)，非常適合對付低空飛行的敵機。盡管受限于轉(zhuǎn)角使其只能用于防空，但好在水翼船還搭載了擾頻式武器干擾裝置，令到能夠發(fā)揮更多功能。它能夠發(fā)射一種電磁波束，從而讓水翼船調(diào)用自身的先進電腦系統(tǒng)與能源儲備來暫時癱瘓住附近單個目標的幾乎任何武器。因此，水翼船雖然沒有能力抵御全面的海上攻勢，但它也可以在充分自保之余，作為海軍打擊群的一份子提供寶貴的支援。

Today's hydrofoil was made famous in the Battle of Port-Au-Prince, in which a small fleet of them were able to shoot down an entire squadron of MiG Fighters before the MiGs could eliminate a wing of Century Bombers carrying reinforcements to the city. Meanwhile, several of the hydrofoils broke off to thwart an offshore dreadnought bombardment. This was the first time a naval commander employed one group of hydrofoils dedicated exclusively to jamming enemy ship capabilities and another to shred an airforce. After the MiGs were destroyed, the hydrofoils executed a high-speed tactical retreat. The only naval casualties that day were hydrofoil detachments that were unlucky enough to be sucked from out of the water by the Soviets' hated magnetic satellite. It has been rumored that the performance of the hydrofoil that day was largely responsible for increased numbers of Soviet?Akula-class Submarine?in Soviet operations around the Gulf of?Mexico.

水翼船是在太子港戰(zhàn)役中一戰(zhàn)成名的。當時有一小隊的水翼船為了掩護進城運送援軍的世紀轟炸機，擊落了一整支米格戰(zhàn)斗機中隊。與此同時，還有幾艘水翼船轉(zhuǎn)頭阻止了無畏艦的近岸轟炸。這是第一次有海軍指揮官同時運用了水翼船防空和干擾敵人武器的能力。在米格戰(zhàn)機被擊落之后，水翼船迅速離場，那天海軍僅有的損失是蘇聯(lián)那該死的磁力衛(wèi)星搞的鬼，它把幾艘倒霉的水翼船吸上了天。有傳言說，鑒于水翼船在本次戰(zhàn)役中的表現(xiàn)，蘇聯(lián)在墨西哥灣附近加大了阿庫拉級潛艇的部署力度以應對。

Though the hydrofoil is usually one of the first naval units fielded by many naval commanders, it features one of the most advanced pieces of technology ever produced by the Allied nations in the Scramblegun weapon jammer. The Scramblegun's electromagnetic force is demanding on all onboard weapon systems and thus is mutually exclusive with the 20mm gun. The jammer's capability is focused enough to block weapon systems of vehicles as small as the?Sickle?or ships as large as a?Dreadnought. This allows the hydrofoil to at least stalemate a conflict with most other naval craft or enemy armor at the shoreline, leading a group of?Guardian Tank?and?Apollo Fighter?pilots to publicly question why the jamming technology has not been applied to ground and aerial attack craft. It appears that until Allied military scientists work out a way to add more than a single special weapons hardpoint to any design, they will have to make due as-is.

水翼船不僅是許多海軍指揮官出戰(zhàn)的首選之一，它也搭載了同盟國內(nèi)最頂尖的技術(shù)——擾頻式武器干擾裝置。由于該干擾裝置會調(diào)用船上的所有武器系統(tǒng)的能量，因此它與20mm炮無法同時工作。干擾裝置能夠封鎖從小到鐮刀機甲，大如無畏戰(zhàn)艦的武器系統(tǒng)。這讓水翼船在沿岸足以平息與大多數(shù)海軍艦船和敵軍裝甲部隊的沖突。但這也導致一些守護者坦克與阿波羅戰(zhàn)斗機的駕駛員公開質(zhì)疑為何干擾技術(shù)沒有用于地面和空中的作戰(zhàn)單位。在盟軍的軍事科學家研究出如何增加更多的特殊武器掛載點之前，他們只能忍一忍了。

Hydrofoil captains are more often than not former Coast Guard defenders looking to do the Allied nations proud, and they tend to be regarded for their poise in the face of formidable enemy fleets. While it must be daunting to hit the seas equipped with nothing that can directly attack other naval forces, most hydrofoil captains seem to relish the opportunity to go head-to-head with more imposing ships--and effectively shut them down.

水翼船的船長們大多是出身于海岸警衛(wèi)隊的戰(zhàn)士，他們渴望為盟軍建功立業(yè)。在強大的敵人艦隊面前，他們總能鎮(zhèn)靜自若。雖然他們在沒有直接攻擊敵人船只的能力下直接出海看起來是件挺危險的事情，但許多水翼船的船長們似乎很享受與強大的敵艦正面交鋒——然后阻止它們。

Battlefield reconnaissance has revealed at least these facts about the Hydrofoil:

戰(zhàn)場偵察已經(jīng)揭示了水翼船的以下情報：

No fly zone -- The hydrofoil packs one heavy-duty anti-air cannon in the Icarus 20 mm close-in weapons system. Any enemy aircraft entering into the AA gun's significant range quickly receive a withering hail of highly-accurate fire. Between the AA gun's swivel mount and the hydrofoil's top speed, escaping inland tends to be one of the few viable options when faced with this weapon.

此處禁飛——水翼船搭載了「伊卡魯斯」20mm近距離防空系統(tǒng)，這是一種重型防空炮。任何敵軍飛行器一旦進入該炮的有效射程，就會遭遇迅猛精準的火力打擊。在防空炮的旋轉(zhuǎn)炮臺和水翼船的高速性能面前，飛往內(nèi)陸是為數(shù)不多的保命方法之一。

The Scramblegun -- Each hydrofoil now comes standard with the Scramblegun weapon jammer, which fits interchangeably into the same hardpoint as the AA gun. As the name suggests, this device disrupts the weapons systems of a target vehicle, Allied preventing it from attacking. Among other benefits, the scramblegun means hydrofoils have a limited ability to defend themselves against surface targets.

干擾裝置——如今，擾頻式干擾裝置已經(jīng)成為了每艘水翼船的標準配置，它可以與防空炮在同一炮位上進行互換。顧名思義，這種裝置會破壞目標載具的武器系統(tǒng)，從而讓友軍免于受其火力打擊。而且，干擾裝置也讓水翼船在面對海陸目標時擁有了一定的自衛(wèi)能力。

Subs on sonar -- Hydrofoil captains spend much of their time watching the skies, which, unfortunately for them, means submarines such as the Soviet Akula-class can sometimes close in for the kill without being noticed. Because hydrofoils are extremely vulnerable to direct attack, they sometimes travel within the safety of an Allied?assault destroyer's Black Hole Armor field.

留心聲吶——水翼船的船長們大部分時間都在觀察天空，但不幸的是，這也意味著像阿庫拉級之類的潛艇有時候會在毫無察覺的情況下打個措手不及。由于水翼船在直接攻擊下是非常脆弱的，所以它們有時也會選擇在突襲驅(qū)逐艦的黑洞裝甲力場庇護下行動。

Coastal support -- Even though hydrofoils are unable to move inland (in spite of a number of failed attempts to create amphibious models), they have still proven to be very useful as off-shore support for ground operations. Their anti-air weapons are among the best in the Allies' entire arsenal, and their Scrambleguns have enough range to affect inland targets.

近岸支援——雖然水翼船無法深入內(nèi)陸（有幾次兩棲化的嘗試，但都失敗了），但事實證明它們在對陸支援的行動中還是很有用的。它們的防空武器性能在盟軍的裝備中名列前茅，而它的干擾裝置也足以打擊內(nèi)陸目標。