The Hexagrammaton

The Hexagrammaton, a phrase in ancient Terran that loosely translates as “The Six Divine Ways”, is the title given to the modern form of the Dark Angels' great Hosts. It came into use throughout the Legion at some point around 830.M30, when the Legion first reached a nominal strength of 100,000 warriors and had excised many of the early Hosts by means of attrition in battle and the failure of their doctrines. Those Hosts that remained were regarded as the purest and most efficacious expression of the tactics and strategies forged by the First Legion over its long history, worthy of a permanent place within their order of battle. So successful were they that, when he took command of the Legion, Lion El'Jonson retained the Hexagrammaton virtually unchanged. The Primarch took steps only to re-organise their hierarchies and to structure the Hosts to more closely echo the Calibanite knightly cohorts with which he had conquered the dark forests of his adopted home world, symbolically changing the title of?those forces to 'Wings' to mark his ascension to the position of Grandmaster.

六翼是一個(gè)古泰拉詞匯，大致翻譯成“六重分途”，這個(gè)頭銜被給予了黑暗天使現(xiàn)代形式的天軍部隊(duì)。這個(gè)名稱大概在830.M30的某個(gè)時(shí)間點(diǎn)開始在整個(gè)軍團(tuán)中使用，此時(shí)第一軍團(tuán)第一次到達(dá)了名義上有100000名阿斯塔特戰(zhàn)士的兵力，而且也通過戰(zhàn)斗消耗和撤銷其信條的方式消除了許多早期的天軍部隊(duì)。存留下來的天軍部隊(duì)被認(rèn)為是第一軍團(tuán)在漫長(zhǎng)的歷史中所鑄就的戰(zhàn)略戰(zhàn)術(shù)最為純正和有效的表現(xiàn)，他們值得被永久性納入戰(zhàn)斗序列。這套體系是如此成功，以至于當(dāng)萊昂 艾爾莊森接手軍團(tuán)指揮時(shí)，他幾乎毫無變化地保留了六翼。原體采取的措施僅僅是重組了他們的等級(jí)體系，并讓天軍的結(jié)構(gòu)更緊密地貼合他用于征服故鄉(xiāng)黑暗森林的卡利班騎士團(tuán)，他象征性地將這些部隊(duì)的頭銜改稱為“翼”，這標(biāo)志著他將這些部隊(duì)的領(lǐng)袖提拔到了大導(dǎo)師的地位。

These six sub-strata of organisation within the Legion, the six Wings of the Hexagrammaton, would remain unchanged until the end of the wars ushered in by the Horus Heresy; the wide-spread destruction wrought by that era would see the near-annihilation of some of those bodies.

在軍團(tuán)中，這套組織被分為六個(gè)分支——即六翼體系的六支翼軍，直到荷魯斯叛亂引發(fā)的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)結(jié)束，他們才發(fā)生了變化。這一時(shí)期所造成的那些廣泛破壞將會(huì)見證其中某些團(tuán)體幾乎被消滅。

At the time of the Dark Angels' return during the Thramas Crusade, the Wings of the Hexagrammaton took the following form:

當(dāng)黑暗天使在薩拉馬斯遠(yuǎn)征期間返回時(shí)，各翼軍采取以下的形式：

The Stormwing

颶翼

The largest of all the Wings, the Storm wing incorporated the A majority of the Dark Angels line infantry, training battalions and mobile ordnance batteries within its ranks. The members of this Wing were drilled in the disciplined and stalwart arts of close order warfare and set-piece battles, unshakable on defence and resolute on attack. Its veteran warriors were the core of the Legion's infantry companies, capable of executing complex manoeuvres and formations under the heaviest enemy fire. When the Legion took to the field of battle en masse the veterans of the Stormwing stood in the front ranks, serving to steel the resolve of their brethren and to oversee the execution of orders in the chaos of battle; valued more for their attunement to the subtle shift of war as the massed ranks of friend and foe collided than their vaunted skill-at-arms. The inner circles of the Storm wing were notoriously difficult for initiates to gain admittance to, with rigorous trials for those seeking to assume the mantle of Marshal of the Stormwing. Only veterans of the largest engagements were honoured with titles in the Wing, including both senior officers and grizzled warriors of?the line; for among their number the scars of war were the most treasured badges of honour. This inner circle also included a surprising number of the Legion's Apothecarion, who were often at the centre of the battle's fury and integral to the massed infantry assaults for which the Stormwing was famous. Indeed, at first the Master of the Stormwing had also held the title of Master of the Apothecarion for the First Legion. In contrast to the inner circle, whose ranks rarely changed and were accounted one of the most conservative and tradition bound groups within the Legion, the outer circles were in constant flux.

颶翼是所有翼軍當(dāng)中最大的一支，它合并了大部分黑暗天使戰(zhàn)線步兵、訓(xùn)練戰(zhàn)斗營(yíng)和這些部隊(duì)中的移動(dòng)武器平臺(tái)（機(jī)仆：比如毒蛛炮臺(tái)，輕劍武器平臺(tái)）。颶翼成員們要培養(yǎng)紀(jì)律性，訓(xùn)練近距離戰(zhàn)斗和定位進(jìn)攻戰(zhàn)斗的堅(jiān)毅戰(zhàn)術(shù)，他們的防御不可動(dòng)搖，他們的進(jìn)攻堅(jiān)決頑強(qiáng)。颶翼老兵是軍團(tuán)步兵連隊(duì)的核心，他們能在敵軍最為猛烈的炮火進(jìn)攻下執(zhí)行復(fù)雜的操作和編隊(duì)任務(wù)。當(dāng)軍團(tuán)前往戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)時(shí)，一支大規(guī)模的颶翼老兵部隊(duì)會(huì)站在前軍，他們負(fù)責(zé)堅(jiān)定兄弟們的決心，并在混亂的戰(zhàn)斗中監(jiān)督命令的執(zhí)行；相比于他們自豪的武藝，他們?cè)跀澄译p方部隊(duì)沖突交戰(zhàn)時(shí)對(duì)于戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)微妙轉(zhuǎn)變的協(xié)調(diào)能力則更為寶貴。對(duì)于普通戰(zhàn)士而言，得到加入颶翼的機(jī)會(huì)是出了名的困難，那些尋求承擔(dān)颶翼元帥職責(zé)的星際戰(zhàn)士們要經(jīng)受嚴(yán)格的考驗(yàn)。在颶翼中，只有在規(guī)模最大的戰(zhàn)役中奮戰(zhàn)過的老兵們才能被賜予榮譽(yù)頭銜，其中既包括高級(jí)軍官，也包括須發(fā)斑白的普通戰(zhàn)士，戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)傷疤在他們當(dāng)中被視為最值得珍視的榮譽(yù)勛章。颶翼內(nèi)環(huán)也包括數(shù)量驚人的軍團(tuán)藥劑師，他們通常會(huì)出現(xiàn)在戰(zhàn)火的中央?yún)^(qū)域，他們對(duì)于颶翼那著名的大規(guī)模步兵進(jìn)攻而言是必不可少的。事實(shí)上，颶翼大導(dǎo)師也是第一軍團(tuán)的藥劑總長(zhǎng)。颶翼內(nèi)環(huán)成員們的軍銜幾乎不會(huì)改變，他們被認(rèn)為是軍團(tuán)中最保守和傳統(tǒng)束縛最重的群體之一，而與之相反，颶翼外環(huán)成員則處于不斷的變動(dòng)中。

The Deathwing

死翼

Formed from the shattered remains of the Host of Crowns, ?the formation once famed for its line breaker squadrons and marksmen.Those of the inner circle who survived that infamous incident swore mighty oaths that no member of the Wing would ever leave the field of battle in the hands of the enemy, accepting death over dishonour or retreat. The Death wing excels in special operations alongside other units of the Legion, especially as a counterpart to the more numerous Stormwing, with a multitude of sub-disciplines within its ranks. Most renowned among its specialists are those dedicated to the role of line breakers, elite veteran infantry that serve to shatter the enemy's formations and create openings for other units or Wings, and the lifeguard cadre deployed to protect officers during battle. These lifeguard cadre are especially prominent, with few high ranking officers in the Legion lacking a small force of Deathwing veterans sworn to give their lives to ensure their safety. Indeed, it is a detachment of the Deathwing that provides a garrison force for the inner citadels on both Caliban and Gramarye, charged with the safety of the Primarch himself. Given the stringent requirements for entry into even the outer circles of this Wing, its membership remains small but garners much respect within the Legion, often acting as force commanders in situations where the authority of other factions within the Legion is unclear. As the Horus Heresy wore on and casualties began to take a toll on the Dark Angels’?officer corps, the veterans of the Deathwing came to assume a greater responsibility over their brethren, slowly taking a dominant position within the Legion and on the Council of Masters.

死翼由寶冠天軍的破碎殘軍組成，這支編隊(duì)曾經(jīng)因其陣線突破者中隊(duì)和神射手而著稱。死翼內(nèi)環(huán)中那些挺過了最為著名事件的成員們發(fā)下宏誓：沒有死翼成員會(huì)讓戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)落入敵手，他們不會(huì)受辱或退卻，而是會(huì)接受死亡。死翼在與軍團(tuán)其他單位一起執(zhí)行特殊任務(wù)時(shí)表現(xiàn)出色，尤其是相對(duì)于人數(shù)更多的颶翼，而死翼的部隊(duì)中也存在眾多的次級(jí)單位。死翼的專門化單位中最為著名的是擔(dān)任陣線突破者的那些——這些精銳老兵負(fù)責(zé)擊碎敵軍的編隊(duì)并未其他單位或翼軍創(chuàng)造突破口，還是就是在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中被部署前去保護(hù)軍官們的核心衛(wèi)隊(duì)。這些核心衛(wèi)隊(duì)極其優(yōu)秀，軍團(tuán)中幾乎所有高級(jí)軍官都有一小支宣誓用自己的生命來確保他們安全的死翼老兵衛(wèi)隊(duì)。事實(shí)上，在卡利班和Gramarye的內(nèi)環(huán)堡壘中也有死翼分遣隊(duì)駐守，他們負(fù)責(zé)保衛(wèi)原體本人的安全。由于即使是加入死翼外環(huán)也有著嚴(yán)格的要求，死翼人數(shù)較少，但他們?cè)谲妶F(tuán)中倍受崇敬，在軍團(tuán)中其他派系的權(quán)限不明確的情況下，死翼軍官通常就會(huì)擔(dān)任部隊(duì)指揮官。當(dāng)荷魯斯叛亂爆發(fā)，黑暗天使軍團(tuán)的軍官們出現(xiàn)傷亡減員時(shí)，死翼老兵們就開始承擔(dān)比其他兄弟們更為重要的責(zé)任，他們?cè)谲妶F(tuán)和大導(dǎo)師議會(huì)中逐漸獲得了主導(dǎo)地位。

The Ravenwing

鴉翼

The Wing most changed by the return of Lion El’jonson, the Ravenwing was named for the Calibanite Order of the Raven which had trained the most fearsome mounted warriors to be found on that savage world. Combining those warriors of the Order of the Raven inducted into the Dark Angels with the remnants of the Hosts of Wind and Void, the Lion created a formation that would carve a legend for itself on the battlefields of the Great Crusade and beyond. Based around the principles of mobile attacks, of strike and fade tactics and skirmish warfare, the Ravenwing excelled at the use of light skimmers and aircraft, but also incorporated significant infantry assets. These were mostly reconnaissance squadrons, though among those infantry units specialised in the use of drop pods and other orbital assault doctrines, there were many initiates of the Ravenwing marked by the symbol of a white corvid. When the Legion gave battle to a foe that sought to evade or confuse them, or one whose overwhelming power compelled them to counter it with speed, it was the initiates of the Ravenwing that took to the fore. These initiates were often considered mavericks and glory-hounds by the more hidebound veterans of the other Wings, for the Ravenwing retained a number of more barbaric customs associated with its recruits, many of which hailed from remote feudal worlds. As such, those Calibanite warriors who gained admission to its ranks were often those out of favour with the Masters of the more prestigious Wings or those eager to forge their own legend.

萊昂 艾爾莊森的回歸對(duì)該翼造成的影響最大。鴉翼是以卡利班渡鴉騎士團(tuán)的名稱進(jìn)行命名，后者擁有那個(gè)野蠻世界上最為可怕的騎乘勇士。萊昂將加入軍團(tuán)的渡鴉騎士團(tuán)戰(zhàn)士和號(hào)颶與虛空天軍的殘部相混合，創(chuàng)造出了一支編隊(duì)，而無論是在大遠(yuǎn)征之中還是之外的戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)上，鴉翼都會(huì)刻下屬于自己的傳奇?；诎粨簟⒁u擾戰(zhàn)術(shù)和遭遇作戰(zhàn)的移動(dòng)進(jìn)攻準(zhǔn)則。鴉翼在對(duì)于輕型懸浮艇和飛行器的使用上表現(xiàn)突出，但他們也合并了重要的步兵單位。這些步兵主要是偵查中隊(duì)，即使是在那些擅長(zhǎng)使用空降艙和其他軌道突襲戰(zhàn)術(shù)的步兵單位中，也有許多帶有白鴉標(biāo)志的鴉翼戰(zhàn)士。當(dāng)軍團(tuán)與那些試圖躲避和迷惑他們的敵人作戰(zhàn)、或者遇到擁有壓倒性力量迫使軍團(tuán)依靠速度來與他們抗衡的敵人時(shí)，鴉翼戰(zhàn)士就會(huì)被派往前線。其他翼軍中那些更為迂腐守舊的老兵們通常認(rèn)為鴉翼戰(zhàn)士們標(biāo)新立異且貪圖榮譽(yù)，因?yàn)轼f翼保留了許多和他們的新兵——很多都是來自遙遠(yuǎn)封建世界的戰(zhàn)士們有關(guān)的更為野蠻的習(xí)俗。所以，鴉翼中接納的往往也是那些不被其他更有威望的翼軍的大導(dǎo)師們所喜或熱衷于鑄就屬于自己的傳奇的卡利班戰(zhàn)士。

The Dreadwing

恐翼

Perhaps the most feared of?all the branches of the Hexagrammaton, gamering a reputation that far outweighed the Wing's influence within the Legion, the role was the utter annihilation of the enemy worlds. When called out from the ranks, the initiates of the Dreadwing were experts in the brutal tactics of massacre, purge, and the deployment of Exterminatus class weaponry, though many also specialised in the use of terror as a weapon. It was an evolution of the Host of Bone, its brutal tactics refined and temperamental nature dulled by the influx of Calibanite recruits, though it retained many of the Skandic ceremonies and titles that had marked its origins. Its initiates were, however, far from dim brutes, for the Dreadwing saw to the duty of caretaking some of the most dangerous technologies that existed anywhere within the Imperium. Its ranks included not only the vast majority of the Legions Destroyer and Moritat cohorts but also a large number of Techmarines, forge adepts and no few Apothecaries, those considered among the least orthodox of their kind and often of morbid disposition. In the sealed vaults of the Dreadwing rested the least stable of the Dreadnoughts maintained by the Legion, those whose minds were trapped within the horrors of wars long since ended, as well as artificial warriors of a more fearsome nature. In the years after the initial outbreak of the Horus Heresy, as attrition and despair cut at the prohibitions of the Great Crusade, it would also play host to those warriors given dispensation by their Primarch to resume use of?their psychic powers. For the Lion would not see his Legion plunged into the greatest war in recorded history barred the use of one of its most powerful weapons. To?choose between victory or the sanctity of the dictats of Nikaea was no choice at all, for the Lion would always choose victory, no matter the cost to be paid in the aftermath.

恐翼可能是六翼所有分支當(dāng)中最令人畏懼的，恐翼戰(zhàn)士們有著遠(yuǎn)超該翼軍在軍團(tuán)中影響的名聲，他們負(fù)責(zé)徹底毀滅敵軍的世界。當(dāng)被從隊(duì)伍中召喚出時(shí)，恐翼戰(zhàn)士擅長(zhǎng)于大屠殺、凈化、部署滅絕令武器等殘酷戰(zhàn)術(shù)，其中很多人也專長(zhǎng)于將恐懼用作武器?？忠硎强莨翘燔姷倪M(jìn)化版，卡利班新兵的流入改善了他們的殘酷戰(zhàn)術(shù)，也削弱了他們喜怒無常的性格，不過他們?nèi)匀槐Ａ袅撕芏鄻?biāo)志了他們起源的Skandic似頭銜和儀式（機(jī)仆：Skandic，看來枯骨天軍戰(zhàn)士是來自現(xiàn)實(shí)中的北歐地區(qū)——泰拉上的暴虐北境）。但恐翼侍僧們遠(yuǎn)非是野蠻，因?yàn)樗麄冐?fù)責(zé)看顧存在于帝國(guó)任何地方的某些最為危險(xiǎn)的科技。恐翼部隊(duì)中不僅包含絕大多數(shù)的軍團(tuán)毀滅者和暗殺精英大隊(duì)，而且還有很多技術(shù)軍士，鑄造侍僧和藥劑師。這些人往往被認(rèn)為是同胞兄弟中最為外道，而且通常也有病態(tài)傾向的成員?？忠淼膫}庫中也沉眠著第一軍團(tuán)保有的那些最不安分的無畏機(jī)甲，這些古戰(zhàn)士們的意識(shí)被困在了那些早已終結(jié)的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的恐怖場(chǎng)景中，而且他們也是有種某種更為恐怖的性格的人造戰(zhàn)士。在荷魯斯叛亂剛剛爆發(fā)之后的歲月中，絕望和損耗打破了大遠(yuǎn)征時(shí)期的禁令，那些被原體豁免允許重新使用靈能力量的戰(zhàn)士們也是恐翼成員。因?yàn)槿R昂不會(huì)眼睜睜地看著第一軍團(tuán)陷入有史以來最殘酷的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，卻被禁止使用他們最強(qiáng)大的武器之一。勝利還是堅(jiān)持尼凱亞決議，（對(duì)雄獅而言）從來就不是一個(gè)選擇的問題——因?yàn)槿R昂往往會(huì)選擇勝利，無論之后需要付出何等代價(jià)。

The Ironwing

鋼翼

The Ironwing was dedicated to the use of overwhelming firepower on the field of?battle, to confound the foe by means of barrage and conflagration, to defy their riposte with inviolate armour and carry the day by means of?force alone. It was not a subtle Wing, composed as it was of the majority of the Legion's armoured vehicles, heavy Dreadnoughts and field artillery batteries, a force ill-equipped for operations reliant on stealth or subterfuge. Yet, they excelled at the breaking of fortresses by superior firepower and the rapid onslaught of massed war engines to overrun and annihilate an unprepared foe in the open field. Its marshals were experts on the engagement and destruction of enemy war machines and heavy guns, often called upon to see to the destruction of those apocalyptic engines of destruction encountered by the Legion in its lonely crusade. Though this deployment of massed war engines was by far the most renowned aspect of?the Ironwing, it was not the only facet to their doctrine of overwhelming strength. As a merging of the old Hosts of Iron and Stone, the Ironwing also included a substantial number of initiates from the infantry arms of the Legion, mostly those attached to heavy weapon support units, breacher cadres and Terminator squadrons. Indeed, during the last years of the Great Crusade, the Ironwing fielded the largest concentration of?Terminators not only in the Dark Angels but in any of the Legions, including a number of experimental patterns of?armour unknown in the panoply of other forces. Often employed en masse to storm fortresses or repel the onslaught of the enemy, these warriors earned a fearsome reputation within the Legion, many retaining the old emblem of the Host of Stone and assuming the title of Stoneborn. The brutal attrition of?the early years of the Horus Heresy would decimate the ranks of these valiant warriors, ever first in attack or defence of the Legion, and by the end of?the rebellion they were a shadow of their former strength. Given the wealth of technology fielded by the Ironwing, its inner circle was dominated by the forge lords of the Legion, but of all the Wings only the Dreadwing was more despised by the Mechanicum, for the Ironwing and its masters paid little heed to the creed of Mars and employed much technology that was forbidden to the adepts of the Mechanicum.

鋼翼致力于在戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)上使用壓倒性火力，利用彈幕射擊和烈火擊敗敵人，利用不可攻破的裝甲部隊(duì)阻擋敵人的反擊并獨(dú)自取勝。鋼翼作戰(zhàn)靠的并非是機(jī)巧，他們包含了軍團(tuán)中的大部分裝甲載具、重甲無畏和戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)火炮，而缺乏進(jìn)行偷襲或使用詭計(jì)的裝備。不過，他們?cè)谑褂脧?qiáng)悍的火力攻破要塞、以及在公開戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)上利用戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)引擎進(jìn)行大規(guī)?？焖偻灰u來蹂躪和摧毀毫無準(zhǔn)備的敵人方面表現(xiàn)突出。鋼翼元帥是與敵軍的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)引擎和重炮交戰(zhàn)并將其毀滅的專家，而在鋼翼獨(dú)自的遠(yuǎn)征中，他們也經(jīng)常被要求去見證那些與第一軍團(tuán)交戰(zhàn)的末日引擎的毀滅。雖然對(duì)于大規(guī)模戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)引擎的部署是鋼翼最為著稱的方面，但這并非是他們壓倒性兵力信條的唯一方面。鋼翼合并了曾經(jīng)的堅(jiān)鐵天軍和磐巖天軍，他們也包含了大量的軍團(tuán)步兵，其中大多數(shù)都被配屬到了重武器支援組、破城核心與終結(jié)者中隊(duì)。事實(shí)上，在大遠(yuǎn)征后期，鋼翼在所有星際戰(zhàn)士軍團(tuán)部隊(duì)中都是終結(jié)者單位最為集中的部隊(duì)，而且擁有著大量不為其他軍團(tuán)所知的試驗(yàn)型號(hào)。這些戰(zhàn)士們通常被派去大規(guī)模地進(jìn)攻要塞或擊退敵人的進(jìn)攻，他們也在軍團(tuán)中獲得了令人敬畏的名聲，很多人也都保留著磐巖天軍的徽章，擁有磐巖之子的頭銜。荷魯斯叛亂早期的殘酷損耗讓這些英勇的戰(zhàn)士們受損嚴(yán)重——他們沖在軍團(tuán)進(jìn)攻或防御的第一線，等到叛亂結(jié)束時(shí)，他們只剩下過去兵力的殘影?？紤]到鋼翼也掌握著技術(shù)財(cái)富，他們的內(nèi)環(huán)由軍團(tuán)的鑄造之主掌控，不過在所有翼軍中，機(jī)械神教對(duì)于鋼翼（機(jī)仆：原文應(yīng)該是寫錯(cuò)了）更為鄙視，因?yàn)殇撘砗弯撘韺?dǎo)師們基本不在意火星的貪婪，而且使用著那些機(jī)械神教被禁止接觸的技術(shù)。（機(jī)仆：比如鐵人…）

The Firewing

炎翼

The smallest of the six Wings of?the Hexagrammaton, ?the Firewing was dedicated to all the bloody subtleties of warfare. It was the hidden blade of the Legion, the knife in the dark and the blade against the throat of?the foes' commanders. Within its ranks were to be found an eclectic mix of stalkers, champions and Moritat killers, all bound by their shared expertise in the arts of blade and knife, duellists and assassins without peer. The Fire wing sought the destruction of the enemy through the violent depletion of?their command structure, whether in honourable duels at the heart of a battle or at the hands of subtle killers far from the battlefield. When given free rein upon the field of battle, the initiates of the Firewing chose to wage a war of wills against the enemy, seeking to break their resolve rather than slaughter their ranks. They counted knowledge among the keenest of their weapons, allowing them to strike at the enemy's weakest points where their limited numbers would be most effective. As such they possessed the most extensive library of any of the Wings, a vault that contained the detailed accounting of?thousands upon thousands of xenos and sub-human empires, and which was guarded by a sub-sect of?the Fire wing dedicated to the cataloguing of those records. Of all the Wings, they remained least changed from their origins in the wars of?Unity on Terra, with many of the eldest marshals of the Fire wing being veterans of that conflict and steeped in the culture of Terra and its nearest colonies. The Calibanite influence had little impact on the entrenched and complex systems of ritual within the veteran ranks of the Firewing, whose marshals had long made a tradition of recruiting only from Terra and the densely-populated colonies that surrounded it. It was also notable for its strong links to the Sons of Horus, who recruited from a number of?the same worlds, a connection that turned to the bitterest hatred with the outbreak of the Horus Heresy, for it would pit those once sworn to eternal loyalty against each other. During the second Rangdan Xenocide, the Firewing would sustain severe casualties, reducing it to a fraction of its former size as its initiates stood toe-to-toe against Rangdan warmasters and reavers.

炎翼是六翼中最小的一支，他們致力于戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)所有的血腥細(xì)微之處。他們是軍團(tuán)隱藏的利刃、黑暗中的尖刀，以及直指敵軍指揮官喉嚨的鋒刃。在他們的部隊(duì)中，我們能發(fā)現(xiàn)潛行者、軍團(tuán)冠軍和暗殺精英兼收并蓄的組合，他們都被自己在使用刀劍方面的共同專長(zhǎng)、決斗記憶和獨(dú)自暗殺的本領(lǐng)綁定在一起。炎翼試圖通過暴力損壞敵軍的指揮結(jié)構(gòu)來毀滅他們，無論手段是在戰(zhàn)況激烈時(shí)與對(duì)方進(jìn)行決斗，還是讓遠(yuǎn)離戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)的機(jī)敏殺手痛下黑手。炎翼的侍僧們選擇與敵人進(jìn)行意志上的對(duì)抗，他們尋求的是擊潰敵軍的決心，而非屠殺他們的部隊(duì)。他們將知識(shí)視為最有力的武器之一，因?yàn)橹R(shí)能允許他們攻擊敵人的最脆弱的部位——在這些情況中，他們有限的人數(shù)是最有效的。就像他們擁有各翼軍中最廣博的圖書館那樣，炎翼也擁有著一座容納了關(guān)于數(shù)千個(gè)異形種族和人類偽帝國(guó)的數(shù)千份細(xì)節(jié)記錄的寶庫，而且炎翼中有一個(gè)專門負(fù)責(zé)為這些記錄編目的次級(jí)分支來保護(hù)這些記錄。在所以翼軍中，炎翼與自己在泰拉統(tǒng)一戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)時(shí)期的原型相比變化最小，許多最年長(zhǎng)的炎翼元帥就曾是統(tǒng)一戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的老兵，而且他們就曾沉浸在泰拉和那些最靠近人類母星的世界的文化中?？ɡ嗟挠绊憣?duì)于炎翼老兵部隊(duì)中間那套根深蒂固且復(fù)雜的儀式體系幾乎沒有沖擊，炎翼元帥長(zhǎng)期堅(jiān)持著一項(xiàng)傳統(tǒng)：只從泰拉和圍繞泰拉的那些人口稠密的殖民地上征兵。他們與荷魯斯之子軍團(tuán)間的強(qiáng)烈聯(lián)系也值得關(guān)注：他們?cè)诤芏嘞嗤氖澜缟险鞅S著荷魯斯叛亂的爆發(fā)，這種聯(lián)系成為了最為苦澀的仇恨，讓那些曾經(jīng)發(fā)誓永遠(yuǎn)忠誠(chéng)的人走到了彼此的對(duì)立面。在第二次冉丹會(huì)戰(zhàn)中，炎翼蒙受了嚴(yán)重的損失，他們縮減為原有規(guī)模的一小部分——因?yàn)檠滓響?zhàn)士們?cè)c冉丹戰(zhàn)帥和掠奪者們正面激烈交戰(zhàn)。