The Stormbird dropship was an assault and transport aircraft used by the Space Marine Legions during the Great Crusade (and in some cases - even before it begins), before the introduction of the smaller Thunderhawk pattern.

风暴鸟空降艇是在引入较小的雷鹰型号之前，星际战士在大远征期间（在某些情况下甚至在开始之前）使用的突击和运输飞机。

World Eaters Sokar Pattern Stormbird 吞世者索卡型风暴鸟

Overview 概述

The Stormbird was developed to replace the older Skylance gunships of the Unification Wars. Capable of both void and atmospheric flight, the Stormbird was first manufactured on Terra, by the Yndonesic Bloc for use against the Panpacific tribes, during the end stages of the Unification Wars. The Stormbird could carry at least 50 fully armored marines into battles. Alternatively it could carry up to 5 Dreadnoughts, including the mighty Leviathan; Jump-pack equipped infantry; Rapier batteries; bikes; jetbikes; a Rhino armoured transport; or a mixed force. The Stormbird’s standard armament was four turret-mounted twin linked lascannons, three twin-linked heavy bolters, and a complement of six dreadstrike missiles. It was also equipped with particularly dense composite armour plating, and is further protected by a series of void shield generators which it can extend to protect disembarking troops and war machines. Its shields allowed it to be impervious to all ground fire save Defense Lasers.

风暴鸟是为了取代统一战争中较旧的天空长枪炮艇而开发的。风暴鸟既能在太空中飞行，也能在大气层内飞行，在统一战争的最后阶段，因德尼赛克集团首次在泰拉上制造，用于对抗泛太平洋部落。风暴鸟可以携带至少50名全副武装的星际战士参加战斗。或者，它可以携带多达5名无畏，包括强大的利维坦；装备跳跃背包的步兵；细剑排炮；摩托；悬浮摩托；犀牛装甲运输车；或混合部队。风暴鸟的标准武器是四门安装在炮塔上的双联激光炮、三门双联重型爆矢枪和六枚恐怖打击导弹。它还配备了特别密集的复合装甲板，并进一步受到一系列虚空盾发生器的保护，这些发生器可以延伸以保护登陆的部队和战争机械。它的防护罩使其能够抵御除防御激光以外的所有地面火力。

They were in use throughout the Great Crusade, although by the time of the Horus Heresy, most of the Legions had switched to the smaller, more agile Thunderhawk. The Luna Wolves were one of the few Legions that deliberately kept Stormbirds in service, since these ships had carried them into battle since the beginning. A Stormbird was piloted by two Marines sitting back-to-back, along with two hard-wired servitors. During the Heresy, Nathaniel Garro, former Captain of the Death Guard Legion, used a Stormbird to travel to various planets, on the orders of Malcador the Sigillite. Like Garro's Power Armour, the ship bore no Legion insignia or colours, and was a uniform grey.

它们在整个大远征期间都在使用，尽管到荷鲁斯叛乱时期，大多数军团已经改用更小、更敏捷的雷鹰。影月苍狼是少数几个故意保持风暴鸟服役的军团之一，自从这些船只从一开始就把他们带入战斗。一架风暴鸟由两名背靠背坐着的星际战士驾驶，还有两名硬连线机仆。在叛乱时期，前死亡守卫队军团连长纳撒尼尔·伽罗根据掌印者马卡多的命令，使用风暴鸟前往各个星球。与伽罗的动力盔甲一样，这艘船没有军团徽章或颜色，而是统一的灰色。

Imperial Fists Stormbird 帝国之拳风暴鸟

All but a legend by the final years of the 41st Millennium, no new examples of the Stormbird have been constructed in almost a millennia, for much of the technology that allows such a behemoth to function is no longer understood. However some aging Stormbirds are still utilized by some Chaos Space Marine forces such as the Word Bearers and the Iron Warriors.

在第41个千年的最后几年，除了传说之外，几乎一千年来没有建造过新的风暴鸟，因为让这种庞然大物发挥作用的大部分技术都不再被理解。 然而，一些老化的暴风鸟仍被一些混沌星际战士使用，如怀言者和钢铁勇士。

Sokar Pattern Stormbird 索卡型风暴鸟

The Sokar Pattern Stormbird, known as the Death Bird to the Imperial Army was a dedicated landing craft variant of the Stormbird, developed from Warhawk and Nephoros class assault craft. It was used by the Yndonesic Bloc during the Unification Wars and later adopted by the Imperium. The design was one of the larger craft used by the Imperium and was the direct precursor to the Thunderhawk.

索卡型风暴鸟，被帝国军队称为死亡鸟，是风暴鸟的专用登陆艇变体，由战鹰和内普罗斯级攻击艇发展而来。它在统一战争期间被因德尼赛克集团使用，后来被帝国采用。该设计是帝国使用的较大飞船之一，是雷鹰的直接前身。

Other Known Patterns 其他已知型号

• Apophis pattern - One of the largest known patterns of stormbirds, it was widely known for their vast wingspan and ominious appearance, which earned it the title of "Sunkiller". The Space Wolves Legion used 30 of these transports during the Battle of Prospero.

• 阿波菲斯型 - 已知最大的风暴鸟型号之一，以其巨大的翼展和不祥的外观而闻名，这为其赢得了“太阳杀手”的称号。太空野狼军团在普罗斯佩罗之战中使用了30架这种运输机。

• Sykri pattern - The Chaos Lord Thagus Daravek was known to use a stormbird of this pattern during the Legion Wars.

• 西克里型 - 混沌领主塔古斯·达拉维克在军团战争期间使用了这种型号的暴风鸟。

• Warhawk VI pattern - used by Yndonesic Bloc during the Unification Wars (against the Panpacific tribes) and by the Luna Wolves during the Great Crusade.

• 战鹰VI型 - 在统一战争期间（针对泛太平洋部落）被因德尼赛克集团使用，在大远征期间被影月苍狼使用。

• Firebird - Personal transport of Fulgrim.

• 火鸟 - 福格瑞姆的个人交通工具。

• Heilmark - Space Wolves Legion.

• 海尔马克 - 太空野狼军团。

• Hugin - Personal transport of Leman Russ.

• 休金 - 黎曼鲁斯的个人交通工具。

• Bloodstrike - Personal transport of Huron Blackheart.

• 鲜血打击 - 休伦·黑心的个人运输工具。