
Finally, in the dead of night(在夜深人静时), the threat above has passed. The rain has eased and the Ukrainian drones are ready, prepared by a ground crew shrouded(覆盖,遮蔽) in hard-to-detect green and red lights. A small succession of Ukrainian Fire Point FP-2 craft, miniature monoplanes(单翼机) with a 6-metre wingspan(翼展) and more than 100kg of explosive, line up for an attack mission into occupied Luhansk(卢甘斯克,乌克兰东部城市), over 200 miles away.
终于,在夜深人静之时,头顶的威胁已经过去。雨势渐缓,乌克兰无人机准备就绪,地勤人员笼罩在难以被侦测的绿光和红光中。一小队乌克兰Fire Point FP-2无人机——翼展6米、携带超过100公斤炸药的微型单翼机——列队待发,准备对200多英里外被占领的卢甘斯克执行攻击任务。
The drone’s main piston engine(活塞发动机) is a familiar scooter’s buzz, but its launch booster(助推器) is something else. The jet sound reverberates(回荡,回响), almost painfully. A burst of fire lurches(突然倾斜,蹒跚) into the distance, the last of which signifies it is time for Ukraine’s 413 Raid drone regiment(团(军事单位)) to pack and go.
无人机的主活塞发动机发出熟悉的踏板车嗡嗡声,但它的发射助推器则截然不同。喷气声回荡,几乎令人痛苦。一束火光猛地射向远方,最后一束意味着乌克兰第413突击无人机团该收拾行装离开了。
• The launch of an FP-2 drone during the mission into occupied Luhansk
• FP-2无人机在执行对占领区卢甘斯克的任務时发射