The Shadowsword (also spelled Shadow Sword) is an Imperial Guard super-heavy vehicle based on the same chassis as the Baneblade.

影剑（也拼写为暗影之剑）是一种帝国卫队超重型车辆，其底盘与毒刃相同。

Shadowsword Super Heavy Tank 影剑超重型坦克

The Shadowsword design has existed for as long as the Baneblade and the two are described as "sisters". While based on the same STC data as the Baneblade, the Shadowsword is specifically armed and equipped to hunt and destroy enemy Titans. For this reason they are only constructed on Forge Worlds which raise Titan Legions and deployed to support forces expecting to face these war engines.

影剑设计早在和毒刃被描述为“姐妹”时就存在了。虽然基于与毒刃相同的STC数据，但影剑是专门武装和装备的，可以狩猎和摧毁敌方泰坦。出于这个原因，它们只制造在铸造世界上，铸造世界培养了泰坦军团，并被部署为支援预计将面对这些战争引擎的部队。

Overview 概述

The Shadowsword is primarily distinguished from its sister design by its main weapon, the Volcano Cannon, a MkIV Phaeton pattern. This massive laser cannon can tear off a Titan's limb with a single shot and is assisted by advanced logis-engines and targeting equipment, especially by the sensor and targeter units located on top of the sponsons, for accurate long-range fire. The power needed to produce this devastating blow is drawn from the Shadowsword's capacitors, which themselves draw power from the tank's engine, however just one shot will completely drain them. In order to recharge the capacitors the engine's main drive must be disconnected and the generator connected in its place, rendering the tank stationary. This process is overseen by a dedicated Enginseer, whether an actual member of the Adeptus Mechanicus or a highly-trained Imperial Guard specialist, who monitors the power flow from engine to generator and otherwise helps maintain the vehicle. On average it can take a Shadowsword two minutes to fully charge its four-terawatt capacitors, assuming its systems are functioning normally. Because of its slow rate of fire the Shadowsword often operates with lighter vehicles who protect it against enemy assaults and help initiate an attack on an enemy Titan. While the Shadowsword lies in ambush the smaller vehicles attempt to strip the enemy's Void Shields at which point the Shadowsword may deliver the killing blow.

影剑与其姊妹设计的主要区别在于其主要武器火山炮，这是一种MkIV法厄同型。这种巨大的激光炮可以一枪撕裂泰坦的肢体，并辅以先进的逻辑引擎和瞄准设备，特别是位于吊舱顶部的传感器和瞄准器单元，以进行精确的远程射击。产生这一毁灭性打击所需的能量来自影剑的电容器，这些电容器本身从坦克的发动机中获取能量，但只要一次射击就会完全耗尽它们。为了给电容器充电，必须断开发动机的主驱动，并将发电机连接到位，使油箱静止。这一过程由专门的工造士监督，无论是机械神教的实际成员还是训练有素的帝国卫队专家，他们都会监控从发动机到发电机的动力流，并以其他方式帮助维护车辆。假设其系统正常运行，平均而言，影剑需要两分钟才能为其4太瓦的电容器完全充电。由于其缓慢的射速，影剑经常与较轻的车辆配合使用，这些车辆可以保护它免受敌人的攻击，并帮助对敌方泰坦发起攻击。当影剑埋伏时，较小的车辆试图过载敌人的虚空盾，此时影剑可能会发出致命一击。

Arkurian pattern Shadowsword 阿库里安型影剑

For defence, the Shadowsword has two remote-controlled side sponsons fitted with Twin-linked Heavy Bolters or Heavy Flamers. Some Shadowswords will instead replace these sponsons for extra armouring or add a second set of sponsons, each fitted with the same weapons as the originals. In addition to this, many crews will install a pintle-mounted Storm Bolter or Heavy Stubber, and/or a Hunter-Killer Missile on their tanks. Finally, all Shadowswords are equipped with Smoke Launchers to increase survivability and a Searchlight for night-fighting.

为了防御，影剑有两个远程控制的侧舷，装有双联重型爆矢枪或重型火焰枪。一些影剑将替换这些侧舷以获得额外的装甲，或者添加第二侧舷，每个侧舷都配有与原版相同的武器。除此之外，许多车组人员在他们的坦克上安装枢轴式风暴爆矢枪或重型伐木枪，和/或猎杀飞弹。最后，所有影剑都配备了烟雾发射器以提高生存能力，并配备了夜战探照灯。

Shadowsword 影剑

Like the Baneblade a "true" Shadowsword will have its own number and name and be registered on Mars, where all of its deeds shall be recorded regularly. So-called "counterfeit" Shadowswords are produced by Forge Worlds which don't have access to the same STC data and are consequently less advanced than those which have been properly constructed and consecrated: their logic engines and targeters will be more primitive, their capacitors or engine less efficient, their remote-controlled sponson weapons replaced with crewed versions, and the Volcano Cannon may be replaced with a large Plasma Cannon, a huge Battle Cannon or a Turbo Laser.

像毒刃一样，“真正”影剑有自己的编号和名称，并在火星上注册，其所有行为都将定期记录。所谓的“伪造”影剑是由铸造世界生产的，它们无法访问相同的STC数据，因此不如那些经过适当构建和神圣化的影剑先进：它们的逻辑引擎和瞄准器将更加原始，电容器或引擎效率较低，它们的遥控侧舷武器将被载人版本所取代，火山炮可能会被大型等离子炮、大型战斗炮或涡轮激光炮所取代。

• Vehicle Name:Shadowsword

• 车辆名称：影剑

• Forge World of Origin:Mars, Lucius, Estaban VII, Triplex Phall

• 起源铸造世界：火星、卢修斯、埃斯塔班 VII、三重法尔

• Known Patterns:I-VII

• 已知型号：I-VII

• Crew:Commander, Driver, Main Gunner, Remote Gunner, Comms-Operator, Engineer

• 乘员：指挥官、驾驶员、主炮手、远程炮手、通信操作员、工程师

• Powerplant:M507 V18 Multi Fuel

• 动力装置：M507 V18多燃料

• Weight:316 tonnes

• 重量：316吨

• Length:13.5m

• 长度：13.5米

• Width:8.4m

• 宽度：8.4米

• Height:6.3m

• 高度：6.3米

• Ground Clearance:1.2m

• 离地间隙：1.2m

• Fording Depth:{{{Fording Depth}}}

• 涉水深度：｛｛｛涉水深度｝｝

• Max Speed - on road25kph

• 最大速度-公路上每小时25公里

• Max Speed - off road:18kph

• 最大速度-越野：18公里/小时

• Transport Capacity:None

• 运输能力：无

• Access Points:N/A

• 入口：无

• Main Armament:Volcano Cannon

• 主要武器：火山炮

• Secondary Armament:4 Heavy Bolters

• 次要武器：4个重型爆矢枪

• Traverse:2°

• 横向：2°

• Elevation:From -2° to 12°

• 仰角：从-2°到12°

• Main Ammunition:Unlimited

• 主弹药：无限

• Secondary Ammunition:1600 rounds

• 二级弹药：1600发

Armour 装甲

• Superstructure:220mm

• 上部结构：220毫米

• Hull:210mm

• 车体：210毫米

• Gun Mantlet:200mm

• 炮盾：200毫米

• Vehicle Designation:0427-658-0212-SS120

• 车辆编号：0427-658-0212-SS120

• Firing Ports:N/A

• 开火口：无

• Turret:N/A

• 炮塔：无

Regiments known to contain Shadowswords 已知拥有影剑的兵团

• 1st Krieg Armoured Regiment — Atria Wilderness Campaign.

• 克里格第一装甲团 — 阿特里亚荒野战役。

• Palladius 8th Armoured Regiment — Atria Wilderness Campaign.

• 帕拉迪乌斯第8装甲团 — 阿特里亚荒野战役。

Notable Individual Shadowswords 著名独特影剑

• Alpha Three — Mordian 3rd Heavy Tank Company.

• 阿尔法三号 — 莫迪安第三重型坦克连。

• Angel of the Apocalypse — Command tank of Cadian 81st Armoured Regiment. Destroyed on Golgotha by Ork Fighta-Bommas.

• 启示录天使 — 卡迪亚第81装甲团指挥坦克。在各各他被欧克战斗轰炸机摧毁。

• Castigatus — Eighth Pardus Armoured.

• 严惩 — 帕度斯第八装甲团

• Creed's Vengeance — Cadian 12th.

• 克里德的复仇 — 卡迪亚第12团。

• Duty's Honour — Palladius 53rd Regiment.

• 职责荣耀 — 帕拉迪乌斯第53团。

• Indomitable — Krieg 11th Tank Regiment, 14th Titan-hunter Company (Heavy). Destroyed in an engagement with enemy Titans during the war on Vraks.

• 不屈 — 克里格第11坦克团，第14泰坦猎手连（重型）。在弗拉克斯战争期间与敌方泰坦交战时被摧毁。

• Lux Imperator — 7th Paragonian Super-heavy Tank Company.

• 勒克斯统帅 — 第7帕拉冈超重型坦克连

• The Iron Saint 钢铁圣者

• Tormentor — command vehicle of Perturabo.

• 折磨者 — 佩图拉博的指挥车。

• Titans' Bane — Cadian 75th Armoured Regiment.

• 泰坦之灾 — 卡迪亚第75装甲团。

• Winter's End — Valhallan 409th Super-Heavy Armoured Regiment.

• 凛冬之终 — 瓦尔哈拉第409超重型装甲团。