The Vanguard Class Light Cruiser is a class of Light Cruiser used by the Space Marine Fleet.

先锋级轻型巡洋舰是星际战士舰队使用的一类轻型巡洋舰。

Vanguard Class Light Cruiser 先锋级轻型巡洋舰

Overview 概述

Vanguard Cruisers are normally refitted Strike Cruisers rather than purpose-built. They have improved thrusters and defensive turrets, but this comes at the expense of weaker offensive weaponry so Vanguards are less capable in a planetary assault role. As a result, Vanguards are used as scouting vessels operating independently or as heavy escorts as part of a large Space Marine fleet. Not all Space Marine Chapters utilise or designate their vessels this way, and those that do are more commonly entirely Fleet-Based Chapters who have need of such vessels, often operating beyond the Imperium's borders and without any assistance from the Imperial Navy.

先锋巡洋舰通常是改装的打击巡洋舰，而不是专门建造的。他们改进了推进器和防御炮塔，但这是以牺牲较弱的进攻性武器为代价的，因此先锋在行星突击任务中的能力较弱。因此，先锋被用作独立运作的侦察战舰，或作为大型星际战士舰队的重型护卫舰。并非所有星际战士战团都以这种方式使用或指定其战舰，而那些使用或指定这种方式的战团更常见的是完全的舰基战团，他们需要这种战舰，通常在帝国边界之外运作，没有帝国海军的任何协助。

Patterns 型号

The Vanguard Light Cruiser comes in three main patterns:

先锋轻型巡洋舰有三种主要型号：

• Mk.I — Armed with Torpedo launchers, Macrocannons, and launch bays for Attack Craft.

• Mk.I — 配备鱼雷发射器、宏炮和攻击艇发射舱。

• Mk.II — Armed with Lances, Macrocannons, and Attack Craft launch bays.

• Mk.II——配备光矛、宏炮和攻击艇发射舱。

• Mk.III — Armed with a single Bombardment Cannon, Macrocannons, and Attack Craft Launch Bays.

• Mk.III — 配备一门轰击炮、宏炮和攻击艇发射舱。

Known Vanguard Light Cruisers 已知先锋轻型巡洋舰

• Cantatum Bellum — Black Templars. Part of the Angevin Crusade.

• 咏颂战争号 — 黑色圣堂。安茹远征的一部分

• Mitrah — Mentors.

• 米特拉号 — 导师

• Obsidia — Salamanders. Fought in the Badab War.

• 黑曜石号 — 火蜥蜴。在巴达布战争中战斗

• Red Harbinger — Fire Hawks. Crippled and then captured by the Mantis Warriors in 350 904.M41.

• 红色预兆号 — 火鹰。瘫痪，然后在350 904.M41被螳螂勇士俘虏。