The Sternguard are members of the 1st Company of a Space Marine Chapter. Their primary role is to cover a fighting retreat by the rest of a Space Marine force, holding the enemy at bay with their superior training and ranged weaponry.

肅衛(wèi)老兵是星際戰(zhàn)士戰(zhàn)團第一連隊的成員，他們的主要角色是掩護其他星際戰(zhàn)士部隊的撤退，利用他們的卓越訓練和遠程武器牽制敵人。

Overview綜述

While every member of a Chapter's 1st Company are proficient in all manner of weaponry, Sternguard Veterans prefer ranged combat over close-quarter fighting.Though occasionally armed with heavier weapons, such as Lascannons or Heavy Flamers, Sternguard Veterans prefer to use their Bolters, meticulously modified with enhanced scopes and specialised ammunition.Sternguard Squads deploy wherever the battleline is most fierce, facing down the most impossible odds with icy calm and precise bursts of bolter fire. They are the image of what every Space Marine aspires to become, and the pinnacle of any Chapter's fighting force.Though there is friendly rivalry with their counterpart Vanguard Veterans, such competition does not get in the way of their bonds in battle, and each will fight to the death for the other.

雖然星際戰(zhàn)士第一連的老兵精通所有種類武器的使用，但肅衛(wèi)老兵們更偏好于遠程作戰(zhàn)。雖然他們偶爾也會配備激光炮，重噴火之類的重武器，但肅衛(wèi)老兵們更偏好使用他們的爆彈槍，而且他們的爆彈槍用增強的瞄準鏡和專用彈藥進行了精心改裝。肅衛(wèi)老兵小隊被部署在戰(zhàn)況最為激勵的地方，用冰冷的鎮(zhèn)定和精確的爆彈射擊來面對最不可能的困難。他們是每位星際戰(zhàn)士所勵志成為的榜樣，以及戰(zhàn)團戰(zhàn)斗力的頂點。雖然他們與先鋒老兵戰(zhàn)斗兄弟間保持這友好的競爭關系，但這種競爭不會妨礙他們在戰(zhàn)斗中的團結(jié)協(xié)作，每群人都會為另一群人戰(zhàn)斗到死。

Special Equipment特殊裝備

All Sternguard Veterans are equipped with extra kinds of specialised ammunition for use in battle. In addition to standard Bolter rounds they have access to:

所有的肅衛(wèi)老兵都配備了用于戰(zhàn)斗的額外的特化彈藥種類，除了標準的爆彈，他們還配備了：

Dragonfire Bolts: These hollow shells explode with superheated gas, allowing them to bypass cover with ease.

龍火爆彈：這些中空的爆彈會隨著過熱的氣體爆炸，可用于打擊掩體后都敵人。

Hellfire Rounds: Replacing the bolt's explosive charge with needles of mutagenic acid, these were originally designed to combat Tyranids.

地獄火爆彈，將爆炸裝藥替換為誘變酸液針，通常用于對抗泰倫。

Kraken Pattern Penetrator Rounds: Modified with an adamantine core and more propellant, Kraken Bolts have a longer range and better armour penetration.

海妖穿甲報的，安裝了精金核心與更多推進劑，射程更遠，穿甲效果更好。

Vengeance Rounds: Employing unstable flux core technology which makes them hazardous to use, but superior at penetrating power armour. these were originally designed to combat Traitor Marines.

復仇爆彈：由于采用不穩(wěn)定的磁通芯技術，此類爆彈難以使用，但在穿透動力甲方面表現(xiàn)出色。他們最早被設計用于對抗叛徒星際戰(zhàn)士

Tempest Bolts: These rounds incorporate tiny plasma shock generators that emit electromagnetic and thermal radiation when the shell detonates. Produced only on the Forgeworld of Mars, tempest shells are noted as particularly effective against machines and other mechanical targets.

暴風雨爆彈：此類爆彈集成了微型電漿沖擊發(fā)生器，當爆彈引爆時能產(chǎn)生電磁輻射和熱輻射。這種爆彈僅由火星鑄造世界生產(chǎn)，根據(jù)記錄，這種爆彈在對付機器和其他機械目標時極其有效。