Moloch III is a War World of the Imperium, currently fighting a Tyranid invasion.

摩洛三号是一个帝国战争世界，目前正在与泰伦入侵作战。

Basic Data 基础数据

• Name:Moloch III

• 名称：摩洛三号

• System:Moloch System

• 星系：摩洛星系

• Affiliation:Imperium

• 隶属：帝国

• Class:War World, Mining World

• 类别：战争世界，矿业世界

Before the Tyranid invasion Moloch III, along with Moloch I and Moloch II, was a Mining World that held substantial mineral wealth and held several large colonies. That all changed when the Tyranids invaded the system and both Moloch I and Moloch II came under attack. Though the planets had orbital defenses, they both fell to the unrelenting swarm less than seventy two hours, from when the first Mycetic Spore landed on their surface. Moloch III soon found itself the only Imperium world left in the system and its Planetary Governor ordered feverish preparations to begin to resist the planet's imminent invasion. All of the planet's troops, civilians and equipment were evacuated to a series of giant fortresses, in the Thunderwall mountain range. By the time waves of Mycetic Spores filled the skies over Moloch III, an estimated 89% percent of its population had reached safety within the fortresses.

在泰伦入侵之前，摩洛三号与摩洛一号和摩洛二号是一个拥有大量矿产财富和几个大型殖民地的矿业世界。当泰伦入侵该星系，摩洛一号和摩洛二号都受到攻击时，一切都发生了变化。尽管这些行星有轨道防御，但它们都在不到七十二小时的时间里落入了无情的虫群，从第一个菌丝孢子降落在它们的地表开始。摩洛三号很快发现自己是星系中唯一剩下的帝国世界，其行星总督下令进行焦虑不安的准备，开始抵抗行星即将到来的入侵。行星上所有的军队、平民和装备都被疏散到雷霆之墙山脉的一系列巨型堡垒。当菌丝孢子的浪潮席卷摩洛三号上空时，估计89%的人口已经到达堡垒内的安全地带。

Despite their preparations, it took the Tyranids almost two days to find the first fortress and another three days to destroy it. The survivors fled to other fortresses and then fled again, as the Tyranids destroyed each fortress in turn. Soon only the fortress Zharr remained, located in the last and greatest hollowed mountain its population could defend. As thousands of the planet's remaining population fled to the safety of Zharr, a small but determined force of Imperial Guardsmen, composed of the remnants of several Regiments, fought as a rearguard around Refinery 13 on the southern slopes of the mountain. They managed to beat back one assault by the Tyranids, but they all knew they wold be swept aside as soon as the swarm massed for another attack. It was during this desperate time, that the Farseer Eldrad Ulthran arrived, with forces from his Craftworld Ulthwé offering their aid.

尽管他们做了准备，但泰伦花了将近两天的时间找到了第一座堡垒，又花了三天的时间摧毁了它。幸存者逃到了其他堡垒，然后又逃跑了，因为泰伦依次摧毁了每一座堡垒。很快，只剩下扎尔要塞了，它位于其人口能够防御的最后一座也是最大的空心山脉上。随着行星上数千名剩余人口逃往扎尔的安全地带，一支由几个兵团残余人员组成的规模虽小但意志坚定的帝国卫队在山脉南坡的13号精炼厂周围作为后卫作战。他们设法击退了泰伦的一次进攻，但他们都知道，一旦虫群集结起来再次进攻，他们就会被扫除。正是在这个绝望的时刻，先知埃尔德拉德·乌斯兰抵达，他的乌斯维方舟世界部队提供了援助。

Colonel Gurion, the ranking officer present, was apprehensive at first, as the Eldar had launched many raids on Moloch III in the past, but Eldrad assured him they were there to help. According to the Farseer, he had checked the lines of fate and learned that the fortress Zharr must not be allowed to fall to the Tyranids, but told Gurion his forces were too weak to survive another attack by the swarm. Knowing they would not be able to receive any reinforcements from Zharr, Gurion agreed to an alliance between the two forces. When the Tyranids attacked Refinary 13 the next morning, they faced the combined might of the Imperial Guard and Eldar - and it was not enough. Early in the battle Eldrad, was struck down by a Psychic attack from a Hive Tyrant and even more devastating, several Imperial Guardsmen had unknowingly been infected with Barbed Strangler seeds. Several times throughout the battle, the seeds would erupt killing their hosts and several Guardsmen nearby; sowing terror and confusion through the ranks of the remaining Guardsmen. With these major setbacks, the Tyranids were able to overwhelm and destroy the forces of the Guard and Eldar, despite taking severe losses while doing so. Eldrad survived the massacre, but the pathway to Zharr was left clear to the Tyranids; with the fortress' remaining defenders left alone to face the might of the swarm.

当时在场的高级军官古里安上校起初很担心，因为灵族过去曾对摩洛三号发动过多次袭击，但埃尔德拉德向他保证，他们会在那里提供帮助。据先知说，他已经检查了命运之线，并了解到绝不能让扎尔堡垒落入泰伦之手，但他告诉古里安，他的部队太弱了，无法在虫群的另一次攻击中幸存下来。古里安知道他们无法从扎尔那里得到任何增援，于是同意两军结盟。第二天早上，当泰伦袭击13号精炼厂时，他们面临着帝国卫队和灵族的联合力量 — 这还不够。在战斗的早期，埃尔德拉德被虫巢暴君的灵能攻击击倒，更具破坏性的是，几名帝国卫队卫兵在不知不觉中感染了荆茎绞藤的种子。在整个战斗中，种子多次爆发，杀死他们的宿主和附近的几名卫兵；在剩下的卫兵队伍中播下恐怖和混乱的种子。由于这些重大挫折，泰伦能够压倒并摧毁卫队和灵族的部队，尽管在这样做时遭受了严重损失。埃尔德拉德在大屠杀中幸存下来，但通往扎尔的道路对泰伦来说是畅通的；堡垒剩下的守军将独自面对虫群的力量。