From: Chief Engineer O'Hara.
To: Hauptmann Cristoff
Well! She didn't blow up, and the adjustments we made to the engine shielding, replacing that museum piece with one salvaged from
Teasin' Tina seems to be working fine. Yes we had to replace the wiring, but that was to be expected as most of it had rotted away after so long outside with the only care being more layers of paint being added over the years.
In regards to your previous message about the Freezers...well if i'm being honest Sir, your predecessor didn't need them after we got their Cyclops recovered, the damage was too severe to be worth a rebuild and she was declared a TCL and we filled out all the paperwork regarding that.
The computer core was easy to update and we're going to take her out onto the ranges later this week. I know that some of the guys and gals have been a bit worried about the myomer that we put in there, but there was only one small fire and we fixed that along with several other issues with the ammo feed for the LRM.
I know you've been taking a lot of flak whilst running cover for this pet project, but I swear we'll make it up to you. A buddy of mine in the Ordinance and Logistics branch said we've still got several hundred of these old ladies in storage following the 4th when they were finally put out to pasture or are deployed at OTU's and as OPFOR or range targets for those in the worst condition.
If we can get this to work, and we shall, think of the reward and promotion you'll get for turning out a viable combat unit on the cheap! And, as I said at the start of all this, you won't ever need to get yourself any whiskey or brandy again.
First range day is scheduled for the 18th at 0900.
See you there Sir.