Like a hungry predator on the prowl, the Hammerhead Gunship is a menacing sight. It skims over a planet's surface with its massive turret-mounted gun swivelling back and forth to track potential targets. The Hammerhead Gunship is the main battle tank of the T'au, and all enemies who have encountered it quickly grow to respect, if not outright fear, the might of its main armament - the dreaded railgun.?

錘頭鯊炮艇就像一頭徘徊中的饑餓野獸，他們的出現(xiàn)是一種威脅性的景象。當(dāng)它懸浮在星球的地表上時，安裝在炮塔上的巨炮會來回旋轉(zhuǎn)著尋找潛在目標(biāo)。錘頭鯊炮艇是鈦星人的主戰(zhàn)坦克，對于它的主要武器——那門可怕的磁軌炮炮的威力，所有遭遇過錘頭鯊的敵人如果不是感到完全的恐懼，就是會很快產(chǎn)生敬意。

The railgun is a linear accelerator that uses super-conductive electrodes to project a solid shot at hypersonic speeds. The vast kinetic energy generated by the round on impact has devastating effects, even at long ranges. The Hammerhead can also carry sophisticated submunitions - a shot full of smaller projectiles used for suppressive area fire against soft targets. For close-range protection, the Hammerhead carries a pair of Gun Drones, although at need, these can be switched to full AI mode and detached from the tank to operate independently on the battlefield.?

磁軌炮是一種線性加速器，它利用超導(dǎo)電極以超高音速發(fā)射固體炮彈。即使是在遠距離情況下，炮彈撞擊所產(chǎn)生的巨大動能也具有毀滅性的效果。錘頭鯊也能攜帶（結(jié)構(gòu)）復(fù)雜的子母彈——這種炮彈內(nèi)部裝滿小型射彈，用于對軟體目標(biāo)進行區(qū)域性壓射擊。錘頭鯊攜帶了一對槍炮機蜂用于近距離防護，不過在有需要時，機蜂也能被切換為完全AI（控制）模式，并且從坦克上分離出來，在戰(zhàn)場上獨立作戰(zhàn)。

Some Hammerheads do not carry a railgun as their main weapon, but instead use the ion cannon - a unique T'au innovation that shoots an ionic beam that explodes upon contact with its target. Ideal for use against light vehicles and heavily armoured infantry, the ion cannon can also be overcharged; while this risks a dangerous overload, it results in a larger blast capable of destroying even more targets.?

某些錘頭鯊并不以磁軌炮作為主武器，相反它們會使用離子炮——這種鈦星人獨一無二的發(fā)明所射出的離子光束一經(jīng)接觸到目標(biāo)就會發(fā)生爆炸。離子炮非常適合用于對抗輕型載具和重裝甲步兵，而且也可以被超載；雖然這樣做有過載的危險，但也會導(dǎo)致規(guī)模更大的爆炸，能夠摧毀更多的目標(biāo)。

It is common to find at least a few Hammerheads deployed in support of Fire Warrior teams. Although well armoured, the Hammerhead is most often kept at a distance to take advantage of the superior range of its weapons. There are many accounts of single Hammerheads demolishing enemy armour with almost contemptuous ease.?

鈦星人部署至少幾輛錘頭鯊來支援火戰(zhàn)士小隊是很常見的情況。盡管錘頭鯊配備了精良的裝甲，但它們通常也會（與敵人）保持距離以充分利用其武器的優(yōu)越射程。有很多證據(jù)表明：錘頭鯊們僅靠自己就能近乎輕而易舉地摧毀敵軍裝甲（單位）。

During the Damocles Crusade, the Hammerhead gained a particularly fearsome reputation amongst the Astra Militarum. Entire armoured companies were destroyed before they could close with the T'au battle lines, and whole offensives were transformed into fields of wreckage by the formidable Hammerhead Gunship. Not to be denied their advance, the humans massed their remaining armour and sent them all against the T'au lines, seeking to overwhelm them with sheer numbers. But the T'au are veteran Ork-fighters, and they were well accustomed to such tactics; the Imperial tanks were met by expertly placed Armoured Interdiction Cadres -formations of Hammerheads and Sky Rays.?

在達摩克利斯遠征時期，錘頭鯊炮艇在星界軍當(dāng)中獲得了尤為可怕的名聲。在他們能夠接近鈦星人的戰(zhàn)線之前，完整的裝甲連隊們就會被摧毀，整場攻勢都被可怕的錘頭鯊炮艇化作了成片的殘骸。為了使自己的前進不受阻礙，人類集結(jié)起了他們剩余的裝甲單位，全部將其派出來進攻鈦星人的防線，試圖用純粹的數(shù)量壓垮對方。但鈦星人有著與歐克獸人交戰(zhàn)的豐富經(jīng)驗，他們對于這種戰(zhàn)術(shù)非常熟悉；帝國的坦克們遭遇到了鈦星人巧妙安排的由錘頭鯊和天虹導(dǎo)彈艇組成的裝甲攔截核心編隊。

Although outnumbered at least five to one, the superior range and armour penetrating ability of the Hammerhead - along with its ability to quickly reposition into cover or advance into a better firing position - more than made up the difference. By the campaign's end, the Imperial Guard tank regiments were utterly demoralised as they grimly calculated their low odds of survival; they would never leave cover without first thoroughly scanning the horizon for the Hammerhead's distinctive shape.盡管錘頭鯊在數(shù)量上占據(jù)劣勢，與帝國坦克的數(shù)量比至少是一比五，但它優(yōu)越的射程和穿甲能力，以及快速重新定位掩蔽或前進到更好射擊位置的能力更好地彌補了差距。當(dāng)戰(zhàn)役尾聲，星界軍的坦克團在冷酷地計算著自己那極低的生存概率時士氣徹底低落；除非先徹底掃描地平線來尋找錘頭鯊那獨特的形狀，否則它們不會離開掩體。

Although the Hammerhead Gunship performs well in tank duels, the combined arms approach of the T'au requires much more from their main battle tank than just anti-armour capability. It was the legendary Commander Puretide who said that even the most rampant horde attack can be broken through application of firepower, and the submunitions blasts of the railgun can rip enough bloody gaps in charging formations to halt an incoming Waaagh! or smash apart an entire wave of lesser Tyranid creatures. Fire Warrior and Pathfinder Teams often work closely with Hammerheads, mutually supporting each other and frequently using markerlights to guide the gunships' powerful shots towards priority targets.?

盡管錘頭鯊炮艇在坦克對決中表現(xiàn)卓越，但鈦星人的綜合武裝思路要求他們的主戰(zhàn)坦克不僅僅是擁有反甲能力而已。傳奇般的指揮官清汐曾說過，即使是最兇猛的集群攻擊也可以通過火力來突破，錘頭鯊射出的子母彈所發(fā)生的爆炸可以在沖鋒的編隊中撕開足夠多的血腥缺口，以此來阻止即將到來的獸人Waaagh! 集群，或者撕碎整整一波低級泰倫生物?；饝?zhàn)士與尋路者小隊會和錘頭鯊緊密配合，他們會與錘頭鯊相互支持，并且會經(jīng)常使用標(biāo)記光引導(dǎo)炮艇向優(yōu)先目標(biāo)進行有力射擊。