Space Marine Chapters are often called upon to carry out special missions requiring them to make a rapid assault from an orbiting strike cruiser or battle barge, an operation often codified as a 'planetstrike'.The Adeptus Astartes are well trained and equipped to carry this out and indeed, their long-standing title 'Space' Marines makes it clear that this tactic is one that Mankind's elite soldiers have engaged in since time immemorial, a continuation of the practice of amphibious assaults from ship-to-shore. Each Chapter therefore has access to Thunderhawk gunships, boarding torpedoes, teleporters and Drop Pods that allow its warriors to deploy from orbit with no warning whatsoever should they be required to undertake such a mission?

那些需要從軌道中的打擊巡洋艦或戰(zhàn)列母艦上進(jìn)行快速的任務(wù)，是星際戰(zhàn)士戰(zhàn)團(tuán)經(jīng)常被呼叫去執(zhí)行的，此類行動(dòng)通常被圣典稱為“行星突襲”。阿斯塔特修士們訓(xùn)練有素且裝備精良，能夠執(zhí)行此類任務(wù)；事實(shí)上，他們那歷史悠久的頭銜——“星際”戰(zhàn)士就清楚地表明：自從未被記憶的古老時(shí)代開始，帝皇的精銳戰(zhàn)士們便在使用此類戰(zhàn)術(shù)——這種策略是艦對岸兩棲進(jìn)攻實(shí)踐（戰(zhàn)術(shù)）的延續(xù)。每個(gè)戰(zhàn)團(tuán)都擁有雷鷹炮艇、跳幫魚雷、傳送器和空降艙，倘若星際戰(zhàn)士們被要求執(zhí)行此種任務(wù)的話，無論如何，這些裝備都能在沒有任何警告的情況下將其從軌道上進(jìn)行部署。

Drop Pods are one-way, sealed, armoured landing craft. Once released they plummet through a planet's atmosphere, streaking across the sky before firing retro rockets to slow their descent before touching down.Having made what amounts more to a controlled crash than a landing, the Space Marines enclosed within deploy via explosive bolt-released assault ramps, attacking the enemy without delay or else pressing on to designated objectives?

空降艙是單向且密閉的裝甲登陸飛行器。一經(jīng)釋放，它們便會(huì)從行星大氣層中快速降落，并從天空中飛馳而過；在機(jī)體落地之前，反沖火箭會(huì)被點(diǎn)燃以減緩下降速度。在經(jīng)歷一段與其說是降落不如說是可控墜落的過程后，爆炸螺栓炸開，放下進(jìn)攻坡道，封閉在艙內(nèi)的星際戰(zhàn)士們沖出，毫無遲疑地攻向敵人，或向指定的方位前進(jìn)。

The Drop Pod is not capable of launching under its own power and once committed to a planetstnke cannot be recovered until much later, generally by far larger vessels not intended to operate at the front line.Having been recovered after a?successful operation, they are returned to the war ship that deployed them to receive any needed repairs before being used once more, and many have been in service for centuries.Many Chapters inscribe records of each drop onto the interior bulkheads so that battle-brothers enduring the ferocity of an orbital drop can read them and take heart from the vehicle's countless successful operations?

空降艙無法憑借自身力量發(fā)生升空，一旦被用于行星突襲任務(wù)，就只能等到很久之后，再被并非用于前線行動(dòng)的遠(yuǎn)為龐大的艦船收回。在一場成功的行動(dòng)結(jié)束后，空降艙會(huì)被送回到對其進(jìn)行過部署的戰(zhàn)艦上，接受所需的一切維修，之后被再次使用；很多空降艙都已被使用了數(shù)個(gè)世紀(jì)。很多戰(zhàn)團(tuán)都將每臺(tái)空降艙的記錄題銘在其內(nèi)部艙壁上，這樣一來，那些忍受著劇烈的軌道空降（顛簸）的戰(zhàn)斗修士們就能閱讀到這些內(nèi)容，并從空降艙的無數(shù)次成功運(yùn)行中提振信心。

Since the first Space Marine Legions were founded, they have used Drop Pods to move men and equipment to a planet's surface. Fast and efficient, drop pods can be launched from strike cruisers or battle barges in low orbit to land anywhere on a planet's surface. Being small and travelling at high speed, Drop Pods are very difficult to hit with anti-aircraft fire and almost impossible to intercept with aircraft, should they even be close enough to react to a Drop Pod launch. This makes them a reliable method of delivering troops directly into battle. Conversely, a single Drop Pod is extremely difficult to detect and track, making them useful for inserting scout teams.?

自從第一批星際戰(zhàn)士軍團(tuán)被組建以來，他們便在用空降艙將人員和設(shè)備運(yùn)送到星球地表。空降艙是快速且高效的裝備，能被打擊巡洋艦或戰(zhàn)列母艦從低空軌道發(fā)射，著陸到星球地表上的任何區(qū)域。作為體積小且高速移動(dòng)的物體，空降艙很難被放空炮火擊中，也幾乎不可能被飛行器攔截，哪怕是這些防御手段與飛船之間的距離足夠短，能對空降艙發(fā)射做出反應(yīng)。這讓空降艙成為了將部隊(duì)直接投入戰(zhàn)斗的可靠手段。反過來，單獨(dú)一架的空降艙也很難被發(fā)現(xiàn)和追蹤，其在（敵后）插入偵查小隊(duì)時(shí)非常有用。

There are many different patterns, models and sizes of Drop Pod, from large variants that carry a single Dreadnought to the standard combat squad Drop Pod. Dedicated support weapon variants are also used during planetstrike operations, as are cargo-carrying pods that allow squads fighting their way out of a drop zone to receive a much needed ammunition re-supply, even in the heat of battle?

空降艙有很多不同的型號(hào)、模式與尺寸，從能夠裝載一臺(tái)無畏機(jī)甲的大號(hào)改型，到標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的戰(zhàn)斗小隊(duì)運(yùn)輸艙，盡在其中。在行星突襲行動(dòng)期間，星際戰(zhàn)士們也會(huì)使用專門的支援武器類改型；此外還有貨運(yùn)空降艙，哪怕是在戰(zhàn)斗最激烈的時(shí)刻，星際戰(zhàn)士小隊(duì)們也能從空投區(qū)殺出一條血路，得到急需的彈藥補(bǔ)給。

For all their versatility, Drop Pod assaults are fraught with danger. Drop Pods are not large enough to carry heavy vehicles such as Rhinos or Land Raiders, which means an attack must forgo its heaviest support units. However, the ability to strike anywhere, anytime, makes them a valuable asset and Space Marine strike force commanders are?adept at combining Drop Pod assaults with other forms of attack in order to overwhelm?the enemy and crush all resistance utterly.

雖然用途廣泛，但空降艙突襲行動(dòng)中也充滿了危險(xiǎn)?？战蹬摰捏w積并未大到足以運(yùn)載諸如犀牛或蘭德掠奪者等沉重載具，這意味著星際戰(zhàn)士們在此類進(jìn)攻中必須放棄最強(qiáng)大的支援單位。不過，能在任何時(shí)間、任何地點(diǎn)發(fā)動(dòng)突襲的能力讓空降艙成為了有價(jià)值的裝備，星際戰(zhàn)士打擊部隊(duì)指揮官們也擅長將空降艙突襲與其他形式的進(jìn)攻相結(jié)合，以擊潰敵人并徹底碾碎一切抵抗。

DEATHSTORM DROP POD?

死亡風(fēng)暴空降艙

The principal disadvantage of a Drop Pod assault has always remained the fact that heavy vehicles such as the Vindicator and the Land Raider are simply too large to be deployed in this way, which can leave assault forces severely under-gunned in a protracted engagement. Aside from the extensive deployment of Dreadnoughts, one other solution is the use of automated weapons systems mounted within a Drop Pod's interior instead of troops. The Deathstorm pattern in particular uses rapid-firing Whirlwind missile launchers or assault cannon to blast clear an area in a massive volley of firepower upon landing, clearing the way for Space Marines to assault in their wake. The machine spirit-targeted weapons of the Deathstorm?then continue to sweep the landing zone and provide fire support, albeit at the cost of much reduced firepower, the bulk of their ammunition expended within seconds of their arrival?

諸如維護(hù)者與蘭德掠奪者等載具過于大型，以至于無法用空降艙進(jìn)行部署，這個(gè)事實(shí)一直都是空降突襲行動(dòng)的主要缺點(diǎn)，會(huì)讓進(jìn)攻部隊(duì)在長期戰(zhàn)斗中嚴(yán)重缺乏武器。除了大量部署無畏機(jī)甲之外，另一套解決方案就是使用內(nèi)部安裝了自動(dòng)化武器系統(tǒng)的空降艙。死亡風(fēng)暴型空降艙，尤其是使用速射型旋風(fēng)導(dǎo)彈發(fā)射器與突擊炮的類型，能在著陸后以大規(guī)?；鹆R射清出一片區(qū)域，為星際戰(zhàn)士們提供在其身后發(fā)動(dòng)進(jìn)攻的道路。之后，死亡風(fēng)暴空降艙中由機(jī)魂進(jìn)行瞄準(zhǔn)的武器，會(huì)繼續(xù)清理登陸區(qū)并提供火力支援，但代價(jià)是火力會(huì)極大地下降，艙內(nèi)的大部分彈藥會(huì)在抵達(dá)后的幾秒鐘內(nèi)就被耗盡。

DREADNOUGHT DROP POD

無畏機(jī)甲空降艙

The Lucius pattern heavy Drop Pod is somewhat larger than the standard Drop Pods of the Adeptus Astartes, and has a more powerful engine. It also lacks many of their internal support systems and armament but its design allows a single transported Dreadnought to be deployed into battle with the minimum of delay. The stresses involved, however, are such that only the heavily armoured and protected shell of a Dreadnought could hope to survive the descent and impact with the ground without being wrecked or pulverised.

盧修斯型空降艙比阿斯塔特修會(huì)的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)型空降艙要大一些，并有著更為強(qiáng)勁的引擎。它缺少很多內(nèi)部支持系統(tǒng)和軍備，但其設(shè)計(jì)允許一臺(tái)無畏機(jī)甲被以最小延遲投入戰(zhàn)斗。不過，盧修斯型空降艙降落和撞擊地面時(shí)（產(chǎn)生）的壓力極大，以至于僅有無畏機(jī)甲那裝甲厚重的保護(hù)性外殼，才有望在其過程中幸存下來，而不會(huì)被破壞或變得粉碎。

Manufactured principally by the Forge World of Lucius in the Segmentum Obscuras, these vehicles are tithed directly to various Space Marine Chapters with which the archmagos Forge-masters have protective treaties and ancient ties of debt. Dreadnought Drop Pods are invariably always in high demand due to the attrition rate they commonly suffer in battle.

這些載具主要由朦朧星域中的鑄造世界盧修斯制造，與各個(gè)星際戰(zhàn)士戰(zhàn)團(tuán)締結(jié)過保護(hù)協(xié)定與古老債務(wù)關(guān)系的鑄爐主管大賢者們，會(huì)直接將盧修斯型空降艙提供給阿斯塔特修會(huì)。由于它們在戰(zhàn)斗中經(jīng)常遭受的損毀率，無畏機(jī)甲空降艙總是有著很高的需求。