TKD 36f.: There is, it should be noted, a verb ghuS which means "to be prepared to launch or project (something)". This verb never takes the subject -rup. It is used primarily in reference to torpedoes--so much so that if the object is not specifically stated, and context does not dictate otherwise, it is always assumed to be torpedoes. According, both of the following sentences mean "Be prepared to launch torpedoes!" or "Stand by on torpedoes!": cha yIghuS, yIghuS. The verb ghuS can also be used in reference to, among other things, rockets, missiles,and various kinds of energy beams (which, like torpedoes, go from one point to another). It is also used to describe the action of pulling back the elastic band of a slingshot. In most other instances of preparedness, however, -rup is required. KGT 56: The verb used for launch or fire a weapon of this type is baH, and there is even a special word, ghuS, meaning "prepare to launch". KGT 65: It may have been noticed that some of the terminology associated with spears is identical to that associated with modern weaponry, and certainly the vocabulary of spear-throwing was adapted for the newer technology. ... The verb ghuS means both "lower (a spear) to a horizontal position in preparation for throwing" and "prepare to launch (a torpedo)". cha yIghuS [Tactical], stand by on torpedoes! STMP cha yIghuS Get the torpedoes ready to be fired! TKD cha yIghuS. So'Ha' [Stand by on torpedoes! Uncloak! Untr.)] ST3 cha yIghuS Stand by on torpedoes! CK yISo'Ha'rup, yIghuS Stand by to de-cloak for firing. ST5 SEE ALSO: qeq practice, train, prepare (v) 'eH be ready (v) ghuH prepare for (v) -beH ready, set up (V2 suffix) peng torpedo (sg. n.) cha torpedo (pl. n.) jorneb warhead (of a torpedo) (n)

KGT p. 56: Ships are also equipped with an explosive weapon called a peng,usually translated as "torpedo," though "missle" might work just as well. The plural form of peng is a different word, cha. A peng is launched from a tube usually called a DuS, but another term, chetvI', is also used, the distinction having something to do with how the projectile is actually loaded into the tube. The verb used for "launch" or "fire" a weapon of this type is baH, and there is even a special word, ghuS, meaning "prepare to launch." The warhead of the torpedo is called its jorneb (which seems to contain the verb jor ["explode"] but is otherwise not analyzable).