Red Talon Orbital Strike Wing

The Iron Hands host that assaulted the World Eaters fief world of Bodt was a conglomeration of units drawn from Autek Mor's own Legion, as well as elements from the Imperial Fists and smaller numbers drawn from several other Legions. With his customary uncompromising demeanour,?the Iron-Father melded these elements together into a fearsomely effective force of many dififerent arms, and this is as true of the orbital strike wings as it is the ground units.

攻擊吞世者封地世界Bodt的鋼鐵之手部隊(duì)是由奧塔克從自己的軍團(tuán)中挑選出的單位、來自帝國之拳的部分軍團(tuán)戰(zhàn)士和少量來自其他軍團(tuán)的成員聚合而成的。靠著他慣常的強(qiáng)硬行徑，這位鐵父將這些散兵合并為一支擁有許多不同裝備的可怕高效部隊(duì)，他的軌道攻擊翼也確實(shí)和他的地面部隊(duì)一樣強(qiáng)悍。

Autek Mor's favoured modus operandi was to launch overwhelming planetary assaults using multiple waves of orbital strike craft, heavy orbital bombardment and massed heavy landings delivered by drop pod, landing craft and teleportation array; The orbital strike wings were the first wave of attack, relying on speed and manoeuvrability to engage key enemy installations before they detected the coming attack and raised shield domes or armed ground-to-air and ground-to-orbit defences.

奧塔克 摩爾偏好的作戰(zhàn)方式是用數(shù)波軌道攻擊飛行器、大規(guī)模軌道轟炸以及用空降倉、登陸船和傳送陣列投放的大規(guī)模重兵登陸發(fā)動(dòng)壓倒性的行星突擊；軌道攻擊翼是第一波進(jìn)攻，在偵查到來襲的進(jìn)攻前，它們依靠著速度和機(jī)動(dòng)性，在敵軍升起護(hù)盾穹頂或啟動(dòng)地對(duì)空和地對(duì)軌道防御系統(tǒng)之前便與敵軍關(guān)鍵設(shè)施交戰(zhàn)。

The orbital strike wings were made up of a mixture of craft, the majority of them based on Autek Mor's flagship, the Red Talon. Each wing was organised around a squadron of Storm Eagle and Thunderhawk gunships, the troop bays of which had been converted to accommodate additional munitions. This bomber element was escorted by other craft, including Fire Raptor gunships to engage enemy ground units and agile Xiphon interceptors whose primary task was to protect the less manoeuvrable bombers from the attentions of enemy fighters. Of all the highly skilled crews it was said that the Iron Hands pilots were the most adept, utilising their Legion's expertise and familiarity with cybernetic interface protocols to control their craft like an extension of?their own bodies.

軌道攻擊翼是（各種）飛行器的混合，其中的大部分都駐留在奧塔克 摩爾的旗艦“赤紅利爪”號(hào)上，每支攻擊翼都是圍繞一支風(fēng)暴鷹和雷鷹炮艇中隊(duì)建立的，這些部隊(duì)的機(jī)艙經(jīng)過了改造，可以容納額外的彈藥。轟炸分隊(duì)由其他載具護(hù)航，火焰猛禽炮艇對(duì)付地面單位，靈活敏捷的劍尾截?fù)魴C(jī)負(fù)責(zé)保護(hù)缺乏機(jī)動(dòng)性的轟炸機(jī)免遭敵軍戰(zhàn)斗機(jī)的進(jìn)攻。據(jù)說在所有技藝高超的飛船駕駛員中，鐵手飛行員是最為專業(yè)的，他們靠著自己軍團(tuán)的專業(yè)知識(shí)和對(duì)于智控鏈接協(xié)議的熟稔操作飛行器，就像這些載具是自己身體的延伸一般。

The Red Talon orbital strike wings were used to devastating effect at Bodt, where the first waves neutralised the heavy ground defences that surrounded the World Eaters Legion's garrison installations in and around the city of?Tredecimmia. They were instrumental in ensuring large numbers of drop pod- borne assault units were able to deploy to the surface, and continued to engage enemy air and ground units throughout the seven hours of the assault, returning to the Red Talon to rearm and refuel several times without rest. At the very height of the attack. every craft able to embark troops was used to evacuate ground units while those not able to do so circled overhead, maintaining such a heavy rate of fire that enemy units attempting to pursue were eviscerated.

紅爪的軌道攻擊翼被用于Bodt上的摧毀行動(dòng)，第一波攻擊無效化了環(huán)繞吞世者軍團(tuán)的駐軍設(shè)施與Tredecimmia城的重型地面防御設(shè)施。他們協(xié)助確保大量搭乘空降艙的進(jìn)攻單位能夠部署到星球表面，并在七小時(shí)的整場(chǎng)進(jìn)攻中與敵軍的空中和地面單位交戰(zhàn)，他們不休不息，（只是）回到赤紅利爪號(hào)上重新武裝和補(bǔ)充燃料。在進(jìn)攻的每次高潮，所有能夠裝載部隊(duì)的飛行器都被用于轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn)地面單位，那些不能轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn)部隊(duì)的飛行器則是在敵軍頭上盤旋，保持著密度極高的火力進(jìn)攻，以至于重創(chuàng)了敵軍單位的追擊嘗試。