Rotor Cannons were weapons used by the Imperial Army and Space Marine Legions during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy.

旋转炮是帝国陆军和星际战士在大远征和荷鲁斯叛乱期间使用的武器。

Overview 概述

These weapons were multi-barrelled Stubbers, using electric motors to maintain an extremely high rate of fire from their spinning barrel. Their medium calibre-slugs lacked the power of bolter shells, but nonetheless the sheer volume of them proved effective against unarmoured hordes of foes and fleshy xenos. Eventually, the more famous Space Marine Assault Cannon was developed from the Rotor Cannon.

这些武器是多管伐木枪，使用电动机从旋转的枪管中保持极高的射速。他们的中等口径子弹缺乏爆矢弹的威力，但尽管如此，他们的庞大数量仍被证明对无装甲的敌人和肉身的异教徒有效。最终，更著名的星际战士突击炮是从旋转炮发展而来的。

Their origins obscured by time, many patterns of weapon employed by the Space Marine Legions date back to the Dark Age of Technology or before. Simpler to produce than most heavy weaponry, the Rotor Cannon found use in many Legion Tactical Support squads.

他们的起源被时间所掩盖，星际战士使用的许多武器型号可以追溯到黑暗技术时代或更早。比大多数重型武器更容易生产，旋转炮在许多军团战术支援小队中都有使用。

Rotor Cannons are commonly carried by a Voidsman-At-Arms to augment the firepower of their squad. These weapons have earned a variety of nicknames such as: whirgun, deck-clearer, and the Emperor's chainsaw.

旋转炮通常由重装虚空水兵携带，以增强其小队的火力。这些武器有各种各样的绰号，如：呼呼枪、甲板清理器和帝皇链锯。

Known Patterns 已知型号

Proteus pattern 普罗透斯型

Unknown origin, in use since long before the coming of the Emperor and the Age of the Imperium.

起源不明，早在帝皇和人类帝国时代到来之前就已使用。

Proteus Pattern 普罗透斯型

Heavy Rotor Cannon 重型旋转炮

The heavy rotor cannon is an improved version of the humble rotor cannon that fires larger calibre ammunition and possesses more robust motors for the barrel assembly. While still not matching the power of the assault cannon that would render it obsolete, it was superior to the standard rotor cannon and its lighter weight allowed it to be attached to the small Estoc Pattern Jetbikes without compromising their agility.

重型旋转炮是简陋旋转炮的改进版，可以发射更大口径的弹药，并为枪管组件配备更坚固的发动机。虽然它仍然无法与将使其过时的突击炮的力量相匹配，但它优于标准旋转炮，而且它的重量更轻，可以连接到小型穿刺型喷气摩托上，而不会影响它们的敏捷性。

Nomus Pattern 诺莫斯型

Used by the Night Lords during the Horus Heresy.

荷鲁斯叛乱时期被午夜领主使用。

Nomus Pattern 诺莫斯型

Obsidite Pattern 黑曜石型

Used by the Salamanders during the Horus Heresy. These weapons have much in common with the multi-barrelled, rotary weapons commonly found in Legion arsenals but are enhanced with the use of specialist rounds, tipped with a hyper-hardened mineral naturally formed from the pyroclastic flows of Nocturne's oldest volcanoes.

在荷鲁斯叛乱时期被火蜥蜴使用。这些武器与军团军械库中常见的多管旋转武器有很多共同之处，但通过使用特殊弹药进行了增强，这些弹药的尖端是由夜曲星最古老火山的火山碎屑流自然形成的超硬化矿物。

Snub Pattern 斥责型

Unlike the more common rotor cannon carried by Space Marine support troops, the snub rotor cannon sacrifices range for a vastly increased ammunition capacity and greater rate of fire. It generates such a hail of projectiles that even heavy armour is not fully proof against the weight of firepower these weapons can produce.

与星际战士支援部队携带的更常见的旋转炮不同，斥责旋转炮牺牲了射程，从而大大提高了弹药容量和射速。它会产生大量的投射物，即使是重型装甲也无法完全抵御这些武器所能产生的火力。