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Sender:Knight of Labor "Contender" Recipient:Xeno Alliance Communications Subject:Status report
Cobra,
Out with the old, in with the old. Here's a report on the current museum piece we misuse. Don't expect any combat reports, I'm not touching the rebel in a combat situation. I work on those ships all day, I'd prefer not to deal with them out in flight. Now, let me get to the point of this message.
I'm slowly making progress, hammering in the "new" maintenance procedures into all of the alliance members. As you know, some are not exactly technical. It took me months to get some of them to figure out the upkeep of an eagle, now I had to do it all from the start. Some have to learn through trial, error, and a bootprint on their foreheads.
About the craft maintenance. There isn't too much to it. The parts we kept from the original design are fairly easy to keep functional. Replacements are about as easy as an eagle, only differing in methods. The engine is a whole different can of worms, the whole assembly likes to wear out quickly. We made some adjustments to the installation process accordingly. Wears out quick, relatively easy to replace. Same goes for most of the other overdriven components. I'd reckon a few more months, and we'll have streamlined most of the issues.
Thus, here's a correction to the statement I made. The rebel isn't hard to maintain. Some of the crew are, but that's just a headache for me.