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To: Chamber of Justice, Office of the Regent
From: Sato Tarentae (Field Asset B-543-75), Clan Naga Sadow
Subject: Formal Complaint #12, Defective Equipment Issued Under Cover of Brotherhood Markings,
Filed in Triplicate
My Lords,
Pursuant to Brotherhood Supply Regulation #670-1 and Brotherhood Readiness Standing Order #3, I submit the following report regarding the distribution of defective materials:
Ten standdard days ago, Clan Naga Sadow recieved yet another routine shipment from our Brotherhood procurement offices. The disposition of these supplies were at first insepection copastetic. All documentation was intact and correct. Manifests and chain of custody were verified at each stage of the logistical and disbursement processes. In truth, even a seasoned logistics officer would be hard put to discern any inconsisties or evidence of tampering or counterfeit. That stated, there were several items of equipment that were distributed which do not come close to the normal rigour of quality control that marks the excellence of Brotherhood supplies and suppliers.
The most egregious of the equpiment failures from this latest shipment include but are not limited to:
Tactical Armor Weave Panels (II Variant) Tensile testing in field conditions indicated structural failure at 47% below Brotherhood imposed tolerance standards. Microscopic examination via droid revealed cooling gradients inconsistent with all Brotherhood protocols.
Meditation Crystal Matrices (A-01 Series) Resonance tests demonstrated severe instability and shearing stresses under minimal Force usage. THe resulting unpredictable feeback loops left 8 of our 14 field assets seeking medical aid.
Phrik Alloy Billets (Batch Label-8675-309) — Upon metallurgical analysis, impurity concentrations measured 19% above Brotherhood tolerances. Multiple injuries were incurred during a routine training exercise when armor incorporating the compromised material failed.
As bad as these failures are, perhaps none were as significant to the downgrade of troop readiness than Field Ration (Shipment 98322). These rations were distributed to field forces on a routine readiness exercise. Within a half hour of consumption, the Med-facilities were overwhelmed with troops complaining of severe gastric distress. Overall the battalion's readiness was reduced from 92% combat ready to just over 37%.
As my Lords can see, an immediate and thorough investigation of Brotherhood supply depots and logistics personnel and processes is warranted. It is the belief of this field asset that the Brotherhood must act sooner than later to discern what systemic failures have led to the current situation.
Given under my hand,
SATO TARENTAE.
Filed in Triplicate in the hopes of response