The XIXth Legion was founded according to the Emperor's far reaching vision for the armies of humanity laid down in the strictures of the Officio Militaris, The Legion was divided into chapters, chapters into battalions, battalions into companies and companies into squads. Most Legionaries considered themselves members of a given company rather than a chapter, the company being the preferred level for most independent operations. From its earliest formation, the Legion's officers devolved command responsibility towards the lower echelons, allowing sub-commanders to take the initiative and make tactical decisions according to immediate needs without interference from higher up the chain of command. This mindset was a direct result of the practises of?the Xeric tribes, who conducted their wars against far more numerous foes and were therefore well practised in a wide spectrum of unconventional tactics. Individual units tended towards the smaller end of the scales set down by the architects of the Emperor's armies, but each was a tightly-knit band of warriors trained and equipped to operate on their own for extended periods. They were well able to live off of the land, taking what few resources they needed from their environment or when opportunity or necessity dictated, from defeated enemies.

第十九軍團(tuán)是根據(jù)帝皇對(duì)于人類(lèi)軍隊(duì)的遠(yuǎn)見(jiàn)建立起來(lái)的，這份遠(yuǎn)見(jiàn)寫(xiě)在了軍務(wù)庭的規(guī)章內(nèi)。軍團(tuán)劃分為戰(zhàn)團(tuán)，戰(zhàn)團(tuán)劃分為戰(zhàn)斗營(yíng)，戰(zhàn)斗營(yíng)劃分為連隊(duì)，連隊(duì)劃分為小隊(duì)。多數(shù)軍團(tuán)戰(zhàn)士認(rèn)為自己是某個(gè)被指定的連隊(duì)而非某個(gè)戰(zhàn)團(tuán)的一員，在大多數(shù)獨(dú)立任務(wù)中，連隊(duì)也是被偏好的部隊(duì)層級(jí)。自其剛剛形成時(shí)，第十九軍團(tuán)的軍官們便將指揮責(zé)任下放給下級(jí)部屬，允許次級(jí)指揮官們發(fā)揮主動(dòng)性，在沒(méi)有上級(jí)指揮鏈干預(yù)的情況下根據(jù)當(dāng)前的需要做出戰(zhàn)術(shù)決定。直接導(dǎo)致這種思維模式的是Xeric部落的行為實(shí)踐——他們要與數(shù)量多于自己的敵人進(jìn)行了戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，因此很好地養(yǎng)成了運(yùn)用了各種各樣的非常規(guī)戰(zhàn)術(shù)的習(xí)慣。獨(dú)立單位們傾向于帝皇軍隊(duì)的構(gòu)建者們所制定出的等級(jí)體系中那些較為低端的部隊(duì)，每支部隊(duì)都是一群組織嚴(yán)密的戰(zhàn)士，他們經(jīng)受了相應(yīng)訓(xùn)練、進(jìn)行了相關(guān)裝備以長(zhǎng)時(shí)間執(zhí)行獨(dú)立任務(wù)。他們可以用有限的資源獨(dú)立生存，從所處環(huán)境中獲取自己需要的少數(shù)資源，或者當(dāng)有機(jī)會(huì)或有必要時(shí)，從敵人身上奪取。

As the Legion expanded, its ranks were swelled with the full panoply of war machines created for the Legiones Astartes. While its sub units remained relatively compact, the XIXth integrated numerous other formations into its structure, allowing it to take its place in the hosts of the Great Crusade and to confront the countless enemies of Mankind that would deny the Emperor's manifest destiny to rule the stars. While retaining its expertise in stealth and infiltration, the XIXth?integrated formations of battle tanks, super-heavy war machines, artillery, assault vehicles and fleet assets, mastering each with the skill engineered into them by the genius of the Emperor. Nonetheless, the XIXth favoured a style of?war that focused on rapid strike, outflanking, mobility and, where possible and desirable, stealth.

隨著軍團(tuán)拓展，其部隊(duì)也被配屬了為阿斯塔特軍團(tuán)而創(chuàng)造的全套戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)機(jī)械。雖然第十九軍團(tuán)的次級(jí)單位仍然保持相對(duì)緊密的狀態(tài)，但也將很多其他的編隊(duì)整合進(jìn)入軍團(tuán)結(jié)構(gòu)中，這允許第十九軍團(tuán)在大遠(yuǎn)征的（戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)）集群中占有自己的一席之地，對(duì)抗無(wú)數(shù)拒絕接受帝皇統(tǒng)治群星的明顯命運(yùn)的人類(lèi)之?dāng)?。在保持自己?duì)于偷襲和滲透的專(zhuān)長(zhǎng)的同時(shí)，第十九軍團(tuán)也整合了戰(zhàn)斗坦克編隊(duì)、超重型戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)機(jī)械、炮兵部隊(duì)、突擊載具和艦隊(duì)，軍團(tuán)戰(zhàn)士也靠著由帝皇的天才為他們（用基因工程）構(gòu)建出的技藝掌握了每一種編隊(duì)（的戰(zhàn)術(shù)）。盡管如此，第十九軍團(tuán)仍然偏好注重于快速打擊、迂回、機(jī)動(dòng)性以及（可能和可取的話(huà)）偷襲的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)風(fēng)格

In terms of specialised units, there were certain formations the XIXth favoured over others. The Legion is noted in several accounts as fielding more Legion Reconnaissance squads than many others, every Legionary being cross-trained to fulfil his usual role, as well as that of?the recon units. Indeed, the line between Tactical squad and Reconnaissance squad seems to have become blurred, the two often operating using similar tactics and even specialised equipment.

就專(zhuān)門(mén)單位而言，第十九軍團(tuán)對(duì)于某些特定編隊(duì)的偏好勝過(guò)了對(duì)于其他編隊(duì)。第十九軍團(tuán)在多份報(bào)告中被記錄比許多其他很多軍團(tuán)部署了更多的軍團(tuán)偵察小隊(duì)，每名軍團(tuán)戰(zhàn)士都經(jīng)過(guò)訓(xùn)練以履行其通常的職責(zé)，而且也經(jīng)受了擔(dān)任偵察單位的訓(xùn)練。事實(shí)上，戰(zhàn)術(shù)小隊(duì)和偵查小隊(duì)之間的界限似乎已經(jīng)變得模糊，兩者在行動(dòng)中會(huì)使用類(lèi)似的戰(zhàn)術(shù)甚至是（類(lèi)似的）特定裝備。

From its earliest days, the Legion employed more Moritats than did many others. The individuals assigned to this duty were often those considered extreme in their methods even by the cold-blooded Xeric and they were often used —willingly— to undertake missions from which they were not expected to return. It is likely that the Raven Guard engaged in far more assassination and sabotage operations than is widely known to the Order of Remembrancers. Invariably, the increasing numbers of remembrancers accompanying the Expeditionary fleets were only allowed to bear witness to the Legion's victories after they had been won, the imagists, historators and poets denied the opportunity to record the Raven Guard as they waged war on the Imperium's foes.

從其最早的歲月中，第十九軍團(tuán)就部署了比其他很多軍團(tuán)都要多的暗殺精英。被指派到這些任務(wù)中的人們通常是那些哪怕在冷血的Xeric人看來(lái)也被認(rèn)為是手段極端的戰(zhàn)士們，他們通常（也愿意）被用于執(zhí)行那些他們不被希望返回的任務(wù)?？赡馨跌f守衛(wèi)們參與過(guò)的暗殺與暗中破壞任務(wù)（數(shù)量）遠(yuǎn)比廣為記述者修會(huì)所知的要多得多。越來(lái)越多陪同著遠(yuǎn)征艦隊(duì)的記述者們僅僅被允許見(jiàn)證軍團(tuán)贏取的勝利，當(dāng)暗鴉守衛(wèi)向帝國(guó)的敵人發(fā)動(dòng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)時(shí)，繪夢(mèng)者、歷史學(xué)家和詩(shī)人們被拒絕給予記錄暗鴉守衛(wèi)的機(jī)會(huì)。

In the aftermath of the Council of Nikaea, which history does not record Corax attending, the Raven Guard obeyed the command to renounce the employment of?psykers and to disband its Librarius. Most of the Legion's Librarians were reassigned to the line companies to serve in conventional roles, although some may have served in the Seeker squads or as Vigilators or Moritats. Whether or not these individuals obeyed the Decree of Nikaea when operating independently on missions not committed to any archive must remain unknown and it is likely that most were slain upon the bloody battleground of?the Urgall Depression.

在尼凱亞會(huì)議之后（歷史上并未記載克拉克斯的出席），暗鴉守衛(wèi)遵守了放棄部署靈能者和解散軍團(tuán)智庫(kù)的命令，大多數(shù)軍團(tuán)智庫(kù)員被重新指派到戰(zhàn)線(xiàn)連隊(duì)中去擔(dān)任傳統(tǒng)職務(wù)，但也有某些人可能進(jìn)入了尋路者小隊(duì)，也可能是成為了守夜者或者暗殺精英（機(jī)仆：這兩個(gè)是軍團(tuán)百夫長(zhǎng)）。對(duì)于這些人在獨(dú)立執(zhí)行那些未提交過(guò)任何檔案的任務(wù)時(shí)是否遵守了尼凱亞決議，我們?nèi)匀徊坏枚?，而且可能大多?shù)人都戰(zhàn)死在了Urgall絕望平原的血腥戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)上。

Legion Command Hierarchy

軍團(tuán)指揮等級(jí)體系

Upon assuming command of his Legion, Corvus Corax took steps to codify the methods of?warfare he had employed against the slaver-lords of Lycaeus into a series of tactical and strategic maxims by which the Raven Guard would operate. In the main, these doctrines meshed well with those the XIXth had already been operating under throughout the Great Crusade, easing that particular aspect of the Primarch's assumption of command. It is notable that as soon as he was able, Corax ensured that most of his senior commanders were drawn from Deliverance. Indeed, several of the Primarch's closest advisors had served alongside him as young freedom fighters during the Lycaean Uprising, having later undergone the implantation and conditioning process to turn them into warriors of the Legiones Astartes. After the costly Battle of Gate Forty- Two, the numbers swung in favour of those born of Deliverance still further, with only a handful of Terrans still serving in positions of high command.

一經(jīng)獲得了第十九軍團(tuán)的指揮權(quán)，科沃斯 克拉克斯就采取措施，將他用于對(duì)抗Lycaeus世界奴隸主的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)手段編纂為暗鴉守衛(wèi)軍團(tuán)將要執(zhí)行的一系列戰(zhàn)略戰(zhàn)術(shù)箴言?？偟膩?lái)說(shuō)，這些信條與第十九軍團(tuán)已經(jīng)在大遠(yuǎn)征當(dāng)中運(yùn)用的那些相吻合，減輕了原體對(duì)指揮權(quán)的承擔(dān)的特定方面。很明顯只要克拉克斯能夠的時(shí)候，他便確保他的大多數(shù)高級(jí)指揮官是挑選自拯救星裔（星際戰(zhàn)士）。事實(shí)上，原體的很多關(guān)系最緊密的幕僚在他還是Lycaean起義的年輕自由斗士時(shí)便隨侍在他身邊，他們之后接受了植入手術(shù)和適應(yīng)過(guò)程，被轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)榱税⑺顾剀妶F(tuán)戰(zhàn)士。在Gate Forty- Two損失慘重的戰(zhàn)斗之后，人數(shù)進(jìn)一步偏向了那些拯救星裔，只有少數(shù)泰拉裔仍然擔(dān)任高級(jí)指揮職務(wù)。

The Primarch maintained a comparatively loose chain of command, and was known to value candid and honest counsel from his officers. His bearing made it clear he did not expect to be treated in the manner many of his brother-Primarchs demanded as their birthright. When he was their leader during the slave uprising on Lycaeus, Corax's peers insisted he was watched over by a bodyguard lest the overlords or some other rogue element attempt to assassinate him. While he resented this, Corax allowed it, as much for his followers' peace of mind as for his own safety. Having joined his Legion, the bodyguard followed, being formed into an honour guard known informally as the Shadow Wardens. It was said that they were ever present, though often unseen when their Primarch went to war, and that none could avoid their gaze. Indeed, only one individual was ever able to do so, and that was Corax himself ,giving rise to the wry saying that Corax was able to slip his own shadow should he choose to do so.?

原體克拉克斯保持了一種相對(duì)松散的指揮鏈，而且以珍惜來(lái)自下屬軍官坦率誠(chéng)實(shí)的忠告而著稱(chēng)，他的態(tài)度清楚地表明：他并不希望別人以對(duì)待他的兄弟原體的方式對(duì)待他——他的兄弟原體們視自己享受的對(duì)待為一種天生的權(quán)利。當(dāng)克拉克斯還是Lycaeus世界奴隸起義的領(lǐng)袖時(shí)，他的同志們堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為要有一支衛(wèi)隊(duì)來(lái)看顧他，以免霸主或其他流氓分子企圖暗殺他。雖然克拉克斯對(duì)此表示不滿(mǎn)時(shí)，但他允許這樣做，這既是為了讓跟隨者們安心，也是為了自己的安全。這些衛(wèi)隊(duì)成員加入軍團(tuán)后他們組成了被非正式地稱(chēng)為暗影衛(wèi)士的軍團(tuán)榮譽(yù)衛(wèi)隊(duì)。據(jù)說(shuō)他們?cè)?jīng)在場(chǎng)，盡管在原體身處戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)時(shí)（人們）常?？床灰?jiàn)他們，而且沒(méi)有人能避免他們的凝視，事實(shí)上也只有一個(gè)人做到過(guò)，那就是克拉克斯本人，這也引起了這樣的說(shuō)法：倘若克拉克斯選擇這樣做的話(huà)，他能夠滑入自己的影子中。

Perhaps more than any other Primarch, the Raven Lord frequently operated alone, or otherwise led very small bands of handpicked warriors who, of all his sons, possessed skills comparable to his own— the Mor Dretha or Shadowmasters. This predilection must at least in part derive from his time as a freedom fighter, where circumstances dictated small cells of rebels were often more effective than larger numbers. It was not unusual for Corax to himself conduct extensive reconnaissance prior to a battle, while most Primarchs would leave such tasks to their warriors. Corax is also known to have led small forces on deep infiltrations far behind enemy lines, striking directly at the heart of an enemy force, leaving his line officers to conduct the overall operation. Frequently, the actions of the main force were in fact a ploy to draw the enemy's attentions away from the Primarch's own mission, allowing him to strike the final blow and win the battle.

渡鴉領(lǐng)主會(huì)頻繁地獨(dú)立行動(dòng)，而且可能比其他所有原體都更頻繁，不然就是率領(lǐng)非常少的一群由他親手挑選而出的戰(zhàn)士，他們是所有的暗鴉子嗣中掌握著與原體本人相當(dāng)?shù)募妓嚨膽?zhàn)士——摩爾 德拉薩或者暗影大師。這種偏愛(ài)肯定至少在部分上是源于他作為自由斗士的歲月，在當(dāng)時(shí)的環(huán)境中，小規(guī)模的叛軍秘密小組通常比大部隊(duì)更有效。克拉克斯本人經(jīng)常會(huì)在戰(zhàn)前進(jìn)行廣泛的偵查活動(dòng)，而大多數(shù)原體會(huì)把這些任務(wù)留給他們的戰(zhàn)士們?？死怂挂惨蚵暑I(lǐng)小規(guī)模部隊(duì)在敵人大后方進(jìn)行深入滲透而著稱(chēng)，他會(huì)直接攻擊敵軍部隊(duì)的心臟，留下他的前線(xiàn)軍官們執(zhí)行整體作戰(zhàn)（任務(wù)）。主力部隊(duì)的行動(dòng)在事實(shí)上通常是將敵人的注意力從原體自己的任務(wù)上吸引走的策略，讓原體打出最后一擊并贏得戰(zhàn)斗。

War Disposition

戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)配置

At the time of the Isstvan III atrocity, the Raven Guard Legion was committed almost in its entirety to ongoing operations in the Thetos-Groton binary star system. When at last prevailing conditions in the Warp made it possible for Lord Dorn on Terra to contact his brother-Primarch by way of astro-telepathy and inform him of the dire events unfolding in the Isstvan system, Corax ordered his fleet to make way at once. Not all of the Legion departed for the Isstvan system however, the Primarch determining that a portion must return to Deliverance in order to guard it against counter-attack. None of the senior commanders wished to be absent when the Traitors were brought to justice, and so lots were drawn to decide who would return. Thus, around 1,000 Legionaries alongside their Imperial Army allies of the Therion Cohort, departed for Deliverance, leaving a little under 80,000 to confront the Warmaster Horus and his allies at Isstvan V.

在伊斯特萬(wàn)三號(hào)暴行時(shí)期，暗鴉守衛(wèi)軍團(tuán)的幾乎全軍都正在Thetos-Groton雙星星系作戰(zhàn)。當(dāng)亞空間中的普遍情況最終讓泰拉上的多恩閣下有可能用星語(yǔ)通訊聯(lián)系他的兄弟原體，并告知他發(fā)生在伊斯特萬(wàn)星系中的危急事件時(shí)，克拉克斯命令他的艦隊(duì)馬上前往。但也并非所有的軍團(tuán)部隊(duì)都啟程前往了伊斯特萬(wàn)星系，原體決定必須有一部分人必須回去保衛(wèi)拯救星以防備（叛軍）反擊。沒(méi)有哪位高級(jí)指揮官希望在給叛徒們帶去判決之時(shí)缺席，因此抽簽決定誰(shuí)會(huì)回去拯救星。于是，大約1000名軍團(tuán)戰(zhàn)士和他們的帝國(guó)軍盟友瑟瑞昂步兵大隊(duì)啟程前往拯救星，剩下不到80000名星際戰(zhàn)士前去討伐伊斯特萬(wàn)星系的戰(zhàn)帥荷魯斯與他的盟友。

As with most of the Legions, there were other elements detached to serve elsewhere. A small number, mostly Terrans of the Legion of old, had been assigned to serve beyond the fringes of the Imperium, some in independent 'nomad predation' fleets, others attached to various Rogue Traders Militant or other so-called 'lone wolves'. One of these fleets was in fact commanded by the Legion's former commanding officer - Shade Lord Arkhas Fal - on the direct order of the Primarch when Corax took over the Raven Guard. What became of the Shadow Lord, his fleet and the other elements may never be known, and the fact that Corax appears to have made no effort to recall them suggests they were considered a body apart from the bulk of the Legion.

就像大多數(shù)軍團(tuán)那樣，暗鴉守衛(wèi)也有被派遣到其他地方作戰(zhàn)的其他分隊(duì)。少量暗鴉守衛(wèi)，大多都是老軍團(tuán)的泰拉裔，被指派到帝國(guó)邊境之外的地方服役，某些是在獨(dú)立的“游牧巡獵”艦隊(duì)中，其他的則是依附于各種行商浪人軍事團(tuán)體，還有些則是成為所謂的“孤狼”。此類(lèi)艦隊(duì)中的一支在事實(shí)上是由軍團(tuán)的前指揮軍官——幽暗領(lǐng)主阿爾卡斯 法爾指揮，這是克拉克斯接管暗鴉守衛(wèi)軍團(tuán)之后下達(dá)的直接命令。法爾成為了暗影領(lǐng)主，他的艦隊(duì)和其他分隊(duì)可能永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)為人所知?？死怂顾坪醺揪蜎](méi)有努力召回過(guò)他們，這一事實(shí)說(shuō)明他們被視為排除到軍團(tuán)主體之外的團(tuán)體。

When the Raven Guard committed to the Isstvan V drop, they did so in numbers approaching their full strength, with all assets, both surface and space borne, in attendance. The events of the Battle of Gate Forty-Two had left the Raven Guard as the smallest of the Legions, but they would be operating alongside six of their brother Legions, or so they had every reason to believe. The truth, as described elsewhere in this account, was otherwise. The Raven Guard were to lose tens of thousands of Legionaries during the betrayal that was the Isstvan V Dropsite Massacre, and by the end of the ninety-eight days that followed, could muster but a fraction of their former strength, Leaving aside the unknown numbers operating alone in the outer darkness, the Raven Guard must now number barely 4,000, including those despatched to garrison Deliverance.

當(dāng)暗鴉守衛(wèi)在伊斯特萬(wàn)五號(hào)進(jìn)行空降時(shí)，他們動(dòng)用的人數(shù)接近軍團(tuán)的全部兵力，而且投入了地表和太空中運(yùn)載的全部資產(chǎn)。Gate Forty-Two戰(zhàn)斗中的事件導(dǎo)致暗鴉守衛(wèi)成為軍團(tuán)中最小的那些，但他們會(huì)和六個(gè)兄弟軍團(tuán)共同作戰(zhàn)，他們有充分理由相信自己會(huì)獲勝。但就像這份報(bào)告中其他地方所描述的那樣，事實(shí)并非如此。暗鴉守衛(wèi)軍團(tuán)在登錄點(diǎn)大屠殺中損失了數(shù)以萬(wàn)計(jì)的軍團(tuán)戰(zhàn)士，等到接下來(lái)九十八天的結(jié)尾時(shí)，暗鴉守衛(wèi)能集合起的兵力僅僅是過(guò)去軍力的一小部分。不考慮那些在外域黑暗中獨(dú)自作戰(zhàn)的未知成員，暗鴉守衛(wèi)現(xiàn)在能召集起的數(shù)量?jī)H僅有4000人，而且要包括那些被派去駐守拯救星的戰(zhàn)士。

For the first time in their glorious history, the Raven Guard were truly laid low. What the future would hold for the Legion would be a time of trial and misfortune.

在他們榮耀的歷史中，暗鴉守衛(wèi)軍團(tuán)第一次真的陷入了低谷。軍團(tuán)的未來(lái)將會(huì)是一段充滿(mǎn)磨難和不幸的歲月。