tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 14 07:19:44 2010
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RE: tractor beam
Quvar:
>>>There was a question about whether {tlhaptIH} was a good way to say
>>>"tractor beam." Maltz said he'd never heard that before, but he has
>>>heard {luHwI' tIH}. (Marc Okrand's Email of November 15th, 2010)
Voragh:
>> I wonder... does Maltz's comment imply that Klingon ships aren't
>> usually equipped with a tractor beam? Does anyone remember seeing
>> a Klingon tractor beam in the episodes or films?
naHQun:
> I took the comment as he had never heard {tlhaptIH} before.
> But no, I don't recall seeing a Klingon ship use one before.
> It should be noted that this was not included on the BoP Poster.
Not labeled as such, but look at the little {tepqengwI'} "cargo lift" on the poster. Some see it as a type of crane but IIRC this could be a waist-high, possibly pivoting, tractor beam emitter - the 24th century functional equivalent of a forklift used for moving large, heavy cargo. There's a similar waist-high tractor beam emitter on the Enterprise-D shuttle deck used for moving shuttlecraft around, especially when they're powered down. I wonder if this is what the artist had in mind?
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Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons