First as the Luna Wolves and later as the Sons of Horus, the Legion kept much of their outward structure as it had existed since the wars for Terran and Solar unity, which had adhered closely to the Terran pattern laid down by the Officio Militaris before the unification with the Primarchs. The smallest formation within the 'Logos Terra Militia' and therefore within the Luna Wolves was the squad. This consisted of a group of Luna Wolves under the command of a sergeant. Squads varied widely in both size and specialisation, with the majority of units ranging between 10?and 20 Space Marines within the XVIth Legion. Conversely very specialised squads, such as reconnaissance units, or those that might have suffered heavy casualties, might only consist of a handful of Space Marines in active service.

第十六軍團(tuán)最早被稱為影月蒼狼，后來被稱為荷魯斯之子，他們保留了自己的許多外部結(jié)構(gòu)，因?yàn)檫@些組織結(jié)構(gòu)從統(tǒng)一泰拉和太陽系的戰(zhàn)爭時(shí)就存在了，在和原體重聚之前，十六軍團(tuán)就一直緊密地遵循著由軍務(wù)庭制定的泰拉組織模式。在“泰拉軍團(tuán)”當(dāng)中，規(guī)模最小的編隊(duì)是小隊(duì)，因此在影月蒼狼軍團(tuán)里也是如此。一個(gè)小隊(duì)包含一群阿斯塔特，他們由一名阿斯塔特軍士指揮。小隊(duì)的規(guī)模和專長多種多樣，在第16軍團(tuán)內(nèi)部，大多數(shù)小隊(duì)的規(guī)模在10到20名阿斯塔特之間。相反，非常專業(yè)化的小隊(duì)，比如偵查兵小隊(duì)，或者那些遭受過嚴(yán)重?fù)p失的小隊(duì)，可能只包含少數(shù)現(xiàn)役的阿斯塔特。

The specialities and equipment of squads in the Luna Wolves included all of those generally found in other Legions, including those designated Destroyer and Seeker units, shunned by some in lesser quantities. They also maintained considerable resources in terms of armour and vehicles, with tithed industrial worlds they had been brought into compliance and good relations with the Mechanicum ensuring a steady supply of munitions and materiels for the Legion, which spent such coin readily. Ever the generalist and pragmatist Horus, upon his reconnection with his Legion, is thought to have adopted new squad formations having seen their effectiveness in other Legions. For example, it is noticeable that until the Lactrical Onslaught the number of shield- equipped Bleacher squads was relatively low in the XVIlh Legion. The contribution of such units amongst Imperial Fists forces cannot have escaped his notice. After the annihilation of the Lactrical, the number of such squads in the ranks of the Luna Wolves rose noticeably. Other anecdotal evidence of?this adaptability and willingness to embrace new weapons of?warfare can be found in Horus' vocal backing of the Tactical Dreadnought Armour project, with the result that his Legion was one of the first and most widely equipped with Terminator armour and at the forefront of the development of?tactics for its use in assaults.

影月蒼狼軍團(tuán)的小隊(duì)包含那些在其他軍團(tuán)常見的裝備和專長，也包含那些特定的毀滅者和尋路者單位，但數(shù)量較少。他們也保有數(shù)量可觀的裝甲部隊(duì)和載具，而且第十六軍團(tuán)會在歸順于他們的工業(yè)世界征收什一稅，他們也與機(jī)械神教保持這良好的關(guān)系，這確保第十六軍團(tuán)能得到穩(wěn)定的彈藥和軍備供應(yīng)，而這就迅速消耗了如此之多的資源。在荷魯斯與自己的軍團(tuán)重聚時(shí)，人們認(rèn)為他這樣一位全才和實(shí)用主義者在第十六軍團(tuán)中采用的新的小隊(duì)編組——他已經(jīng)在其他軍團(tuán)看到了這些新編組的效率。例如，很明顯直到Lactrical 強(qiáng)攻戰(zhàn)役時(shí)，第十六軍團(tuán)配備了盾牌的攻城小隊(duì)的數(shù)量相對較少，不過，荷魯斯注意到了帝國之拳部隊(duì)中此類小隊(duì)做出的貢獻(xiàn)。在摧毀了Lactrical，此類小隊(duì)在影月蒼狼軍團(tuán)中的數(shù)量明顯增加。對于荷魯斯這種欣然接受新的戰(zhàn)爭武器的適應(yīng)性和意愿，還有其他的軼事證據(jù)，人們可以在荷魯斯對于戰(zhàn)術(shù)無畏動力甲計(jì)劃直言不諱的支持中發(fā)現(xiàn)這些證據(jù)，結(jié)果就是影月蒼狼是最早而且是最大規(guī)模裝備終結(jié)者動力甲的軍團(tuán)之一，而且第十六軍團(tuán)走在了在突擊行動中使用終結(jié)者動力甲的戰(zhàn)術(shù)發(fā)展前沿。

If Horus and his Legion showed a preference for a particular squad formation it was towards the Tactical squad. Squads configured in this form within the Sons of Horus outnumbered all other squad types combined throughout the Great Crusade. Horus remarked on several occasions that there were few challenges of war that could not be met by, or did not require, the use of such units. The presence of Tactical-type squads designed to be held in reserve and unleashed once a weakness in an enemy line had been identified, trained in fire saturation and carrying additional close combat weaponry for use in overrunning enemy positions——the so called Despoiler squads— shows again the dominance of the Tactical squad in Horus' tactical thinking. Such was the effectiveness of this subdivided tactic that its use was copied in several different Legionst such as the White Scars and Iron Warriors, who fielded Despoiler squads of their own.

如果說荷魯斯和他的軍團(tuán)偏好某一種具體的小隊(duì)編組的話，那就是戰(zhàn)術(shù)小隊(duì)。在整場大遠(yuǎn)征當(dāng)中，荷魯斯之子軍團(tuán)中以這種形式進(jìn)行配置的小隊(duì)的數(shù)量超過了所有其他小隊(duì)類型數(shù)量的總和。荷魯斯曾多次指出，很少有戰(zhàn)爭挑戰(zhàn)不需要使用這種部隊(duì)進(jìn)行解決，也很少有挑戰(zhàn)不能被這些部隊(duì)解決。戰(zhàn)術(shù)類型小隊(duì)的存在是為了保留預(yù)備部隊(duì)以防萬一，并在識別出敵人陣線中的弱點(diǎn)后派出這些小隊(duì)前去進(jìn)攻。他們在槍林彈雨中經(jīng)受訓(xùn)練，并且會攜帶用于攻占敵人陣地的額外的近戰(zhàn)武器——他們就是所謂的劫掠者小隊(duì)，這也再次顯示了戰(zhàn)術(shù)小隊(duì)在荷魯斯戰(zhàn)術(shù)思維中的主導(dǎo)地位。這種細(xì)分的戰(zhàn)術(shù)（配置）非常有效，以至于多個(gè)不同的軍團(tuán)也模仿了這種戰(zhàn)術(shù)（配置）的使用，比如白色傷疤和鋼鐵勇士軍團(tuán)也配備了自己的劫掠者小隊(duì)。

The heart of the Sons of Horus Legion was the Company as the principal military division. Made up of a grouping of squads under the leadership of a captain, the Company was the base currency of campaigns and battles. There was no fixed strength for a Company within the Sons of Horus. While other Legions codified and enforced strict limits on the size of similar formations, this was not the case amongst the Sons of Horus, which had begun in a more regimented form, but had become increasingly ad hoc in?structure and disposition over time.

荷魯斯之子的核心是作為主要軍事部分的連隊(duì)。連隊(duì)由一組（多個(gè)）小隊(duì)構(gòu)成，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)他們的是一名連長。連隊(duì)是戰(zhàn)斗與戰(zhàn)役的基礎(chǔ)通用單位，在荷魯斯之子軍團(tuán)中，連隊(duì)的兵力并不固定。而其他軍團(tuán)對于自己那些類似于連隊(duì)的組織編隊(duì)制定并實(shí)施嚴(yán)格的規(guī)模限制，但荷魯斯之子們并非如此：一開始時(shí)荷魯斯之子的連隊(duì)還有更為嚴(yán)格的組織形式，但隨著時(shí)間的推移，他們在結(jié)構(gòu)和配置上變得越來越特別。

Company strengths as small as 36 and as large as 972 were recorded by datafactors during the Legion's action against the Dasim Patrimony, for example.

比如，根據(jù)數(shù)據(jù)記錄，在第十六軍團(tuán)對抗Dasim教權(quán)國的行動中，連隊(duì)兵力多則972人，少則36人。

The configuration of squad types within a?Company varied as widely as its strength . Some comprised almost exclusively Tactical squads with a few support . Others were an eclectic mix based on the varied requirements of?campaigns and the?will of Horus. By way of example, the 17th?Company, known as the Hesperus Guard had a standard strength of 205 at the time of?the bombing of Issrvan III. Tactical squads made up half this strength numerically (with the Legion placing in general great importance on the use of Tactical squads in every deployment). The rest consisted of two?veteran units, three reconnaissance units, a heavy support squad and multiple batteries of support weaponry .The 1st Company showed even greater variation. Small in number it contained two distinct sub formations: the Justaerin Terminator squads formed one part and the Catulan Reaver assault squads the other. Both sported the black armour worn only by this elite company and each was led by a captain under the overall command of the First Captain. Used in combination the 1st Company exemplified Horus'?predilection for precise and overwhelming attacks against strategic targets.

一個(gè)連隊(duì)內(nèi)部的小隊(duì)類型的配置隨著其兵力的變化而變化。有些連隊(duì)幾乎完全由戰(zhàn)術(shù)小隊(duì)構(gòu)成，只有少數(shù)支援單位；其他的則是基于各種不同的戰(zhàn)役需求與荷魯斯個(gè)人意愿的折衷組合。例如，被稱為昏星守衛(wèi)的第十七連隊(duì)在伊斯特萬三號遭到轟炸時(shí)就擁有205名阿斯塔特的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)兵力。戰(zhàn)術(shù)小隊(duì)（的人數(shù)）占據(jù)了該連隊(duì)兵力的半數(shù)（在每一次部署中，第十六軍團(tuán)都極其重視對于戰(zhàn)術(shù)小隊(duì)的使用），另一半連隊(duì)兵力由兩個(gè)老兵小隊(duì)、三個(gè)偵查小隊(duì)、一個(gè)重武器支援小隊(duì)和多個(gè)支援武器平臺（機(jī)仆：輕劍武器平臺之類的）組成。第一連隊(duì)甚至表現(xiàn)出了更明顯的變化，該連隊(duì)人數(shù)不多，但包含了兩個(gè)不同的分隊(duì)：一個(gè)是加斯特林終結(jié)者小隊(duì)，另一個(gè)是卡圖蘭掠奪者小隊(duì)。兩者都穿著僅**英連隊(duì)使用的黑色動力甲，他們各由一名連長率領(lǐng)，而在他們之上，第一連長（機(jī)仆：頓哥好像是第一連長兼任了杰斯特林隊(duì)長——前任第一連長死得比較匆忙）總攬全局。

In other Legions a Company would form part of further layers of organisation, variously referred to as battalions, cohorts, chapters, regiments or by any number of other titles. Horus seems to have preferred to avoid this extra layer of fixed organisation, which eroded over time in the Legion and was largely academic by the time of their transition to the Sons of Horus. Instead of a formal structure he would group Companies and individual units together as required for the execution of?a?particular campaign. The commander of such a formation would usually be a senior captain. If the formation was especially larger than other captains，it would take on the role of lieutenants to the overall commander until the completion of the?campaign. These formations rarely had formal?titles, but the Sons of Horus commonly referred to formations intended to prosecute a rapid assault as 'Spearlips'.??In eschewing formality?and fixed structure above the basic level of the Company, Horus demonstrated his pragmatism?and his preference for waging war with?judged precision.

在其他阿斯塔特軍團(tuán)中，連隊(duì)會成為層級更高的組織的組成部分——這些更高級組織的稱呼不一而足：營、大隊(duì)、戰(zhàn)團(tuán)、團(tuán)以及其他很多名稱。荷魯斯似乎傾向于避免在固定好的組織結(jié)構(gòu)中增加額外的層級，這些額外層級隨著時(shí)間流逝逐漸在軍團(tuán)中消失，而且當(dāng)?shù)谑妶F(tuán)轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)楹婶斔怪訒r(shí)，它們基本只存在于理論中。荷魯斯不會將軍團(tuán)組織成普通的結(jié)構(gòu)，相反，他會根據(jù)具體戰(zhàn)役的執(zhí)行要求把連隊(duì)們和獨(dú)立單位們組織起來。這樣一支部隊(duì)的指揮官被稱為高級連長。倘若這樣一支部隊(duì)比其他連隊(duì)大得多，他們的指揮官就會擔(dān)任副官的角色，指揮全局直到戰(zhàn)役結(jié)束。這些部隊(duì)幾乎沒有正式稱呼，不過荷魯斯之子們通常將負(fù)責(zé)執(zhí)行快速突襲任務(wù)的部隊(duì)稱為“矛尖”。為了避免連隊(duì)基本層級以上的僵化形式和固定結(jié)構(gòu)，荷魯斯表現(xiàn)出了他的務(wù)實(shí)態(tài)度和依靠精確判斷發(fā)動戰(zhàn)爭的偏好。

Within the Sons of Horus squads also commonly had their own honorific or epithetic titles rather than simple numberarion: Illuminators Prime, Death Makers, Jerroks Reavers, the First Sons, and similar, while some were named for the sergeant or chieftain that led them where their leaders own reputation was strong enough?alone. Many of these titles betrayed the culture of Cthonian gang honours and the tradition of reputation and internecine warfare from which they sprung. This had over the years grown steadily stronger within the rank and file of the Legion's intake. One avatar of this increasing influence was the late re-emergence of Cthonian gang-sigils graven into a particular Space Marine's armour recording notable kills and deeds, as well as to which Company they belonged, a practice which accelerated rapidly after the Legion had transitioned into its identity as the Sons of Horus. This transition marked not so much a new open brutality in the Legion, but a factor that had always been there and had become more visible as the Legion's panoply finally began to shrug off much of the influence of Mother Terra. The white of the Luna Wolves turned sea-green, then darkened further to a murky verdigris green-black as?the Sons of Horus further cast?off the disciplined Terran traditions of warfare and erred in pride and growling malice towards the dark heart of Cthonia, and its traditions of gang-fiefdom, blood- pride and merciless, incessant conflict.

在荷魯斯之子軍團(tuán)中，小隊(duì)們通常也擁有自己的榮譽(yù)性或者形容性的稱號：首席啟眀者，致死者，Jerroks掠奪者，第一子嗣，以及類似名稱，而有些小隊(duì)則用領(lǐng)導(dǎo)他們的軍士或者首領(lǐng)（機(jī)仆：其實(shí)也可以翻譯成酋長，不過首領(lǐng)比較有土匪范兒）（的名字）來命名——因?yàn)檫@些軍士或首領(lǐng)自身的名聲足夠響亮。這些名稱中的很多都顯露出了克蘇尼亞匪幫所遵守的文化，以及由此產(chǎn)生的聲譽(yù)和內(nèi)部戰(zhàn)爭的傳統(tǒng)。多年以來，這一現(xiàn)象在軍團(tuán)納入人員的軍銜等級與文件檔案中穩(wěn)步上升。這種持續(xù)增長的影響的一個(gè)體現(xiàn)就是克蘇尼亞的幫派紋章重新出現(xiàn)并且被雕刻在了特定星際戰(zhàn)士的動力甲上，用于記錄擊殺(數(shù))和個(gè)人事跡以及他們所屬的連隊(duì)。當(dāng)?shù)谑妶F(tuán)身份轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)楹婶斔怪雍?，這種行為快速增加。這一轉(zhuǎn)變與其說是標(biāo)志著軍團(tuán)中新的公開暴行，不如說是這一因素一直都存在，隨著軍團(tuán)的全副裝備終于開始擺脫了母星泰拉的大部分影響，這一因素變得更為明顯了。影月蒼狼的白色轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)楹Ｑ缶G色，而隨著荷魯斯之子們繼續(xù)摒棄掉訓(xùn)練有素的泰拉式戰(zhàn)爭傳統(tǒng)，他們的涂裝顏色也繼續(xù)變暗，成為黑綠色，如同混濁的銅綠，同時(shí)，第十六軍團(tuán)也因克蘇尼亞那黑暗的（文化習(xí)俗）核心、幫派領(lǐng)地傳統(tǒng)（機(jī)仆：搶地盤？）、血腥的驕傲感和無情且持續(xù)不斷的沖突而沉浸于傲慢當(dāng)中，軍團(tuán)充斥著暴力。

Legion?Command Hierarchy

軍團(tuán)指揮等級結(jié)構(gòu)

As with all Legions Horus' command over his own Legion was absolute. Beneath Horus were his captains, beneath them were the unit sergeants, and where a formation of squads came together for a purpose, the informal rank of'Chieftain' was given to the sergeant granted field command authority—a matter not always of seniority, but rather selection of the best or most suited for the task at hand; an approach which fined well with the Legions pragmaric and sometimes impulsive approach to warfare.

和所有阿斯塔特軍團(tuán)一樣，荷魯斯對自己軍團(tuán)擁有絕對的指揮權(quán)。荷魯斯之下是他的連長們，連長之下是軍士，而當(dāng)小隊(duì)們?yōu)榱四硞€(gè)目的而集結(jié)起來形成某支編隊(duì)之后，被給予了戰(zhàn)場指揮權(quán)限的軍士會被授予“首領(lǐng)”這一非正式軍銜——這種情況并非總是資歷的問題，而是要選擇最適合手頭任務(wù)的人；這是一種與軍團(tuán)（平時(shí)）務(wù)實(shí)但有時(shí)也會沖動的作戰(zhàn)方式相得益彰的組織方法。

Beneath them were the battle-brorhers of the Sons of Horus .This simple hierarchy?belied the truth of matters when applied in practice within the Sons of Horus. Within each rank prestige and personal reputation counted for much within the brotherhood of Space Marines. There were distinctions between those who had fought with the Legion for longer, between those who had fought in different campaigns, between those who had received certain honours, and between ordinary squads and those who formed a captain's honour guard.

在他們之下就是荷魯斯之子的戰(zhàn)斗兄弟們。在荷魯斯之子的實(shí)踐中，這種簡單的等級制度掩蓋了事物的真相。在每一級軍銜中，聲望和個(gè)人聲譽(yù)在星際戰(zhàn)士的兄弟情誼中都非常重要。在那些和軍團(tuán)奮戰(zhàn)了更長時(shí)間的人之間、參與了不同戰(zhàn)役的人之間、獲得了某些榮譽(yù)的人之間以及那些普通小隊(duì)和那些組成連長榮譽(yù)衛(wèi)隊(duì)的人都是有區(qū)別的。