2019 July 31 MEMO: Kaiju Strength Analysis & Predictions

TO: Marshal Thomas Nguyen, Commander, Sydney Shatterdome
CC: Marshal Cebrián Arriola (Panama City); Marshal Kliment Kozlov (Vladivostok); Marshal Christine Matevosian (Los Angeles); Marshal Victor Peláez (Lima); Marshal Stacker Pentecost (Anchorage); Marshal Souma Minami (Tokyo); Marshal Xiong Li-hua (Hong Kong); Marshal Yamane Takahashi (Nagasaki)
FROM: Doctor Hermann Gottlieb, Chief Science Officer, Sydney Shatterdome
DATE: 31 July 2019
SUBJECT: Kaiju Strength Analysis & Predictions (Executive Summary)
Marshal Nguyen,
Per your request of 1 July 2019, the Sydney K-Science Physics Department conducted an analysis of all available data and draw the following conclusions regarding the change in Kaiju strength and size over time:
A strong correlation exists between the cumulative number of Breach openings and the mass of the Kaiju which emerges at each subsequent opening. There exists also a strong correlation between the mass of the Kaiju passing through the Breach and the length of time the Breach remains stable after the passage.
These correlations hold for all Breach activity between K-Day and the emergence of 'Clawhook' [nine days ago].
As stated in the Lima K-Science Biology Division's report of 2 March 2018 (with which the K-Science Biology Division concurs), the upper bound of potential Kaiju mass as defined by the creatures' physiology would exceed that measured by the current Serizawa Scale.
While our data on the structure of the Breach remains incomplete, it is the opinion of the Sydney K-Science Physics Division (supported by the K-Science Physics Divisions of Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Los Angeles) its potential carrying capacity per emergence event also exceeds the current Serizawa Scale, although by a smaller margin than that postulated for maximum Kaiju size.
It is not yet possible to predict the dates of future Breach activity with any degree of certainty; however, after six years it is improbable the correlation between Breach activity and Kaiju mass will change.
Put in its simplest terms, /the Kaiju will grow larger and more powerful every time the Breach opens.
This is not a simple arms race, although it may appear to be at first glance. While a colleague showed several years ago a loose correlation exists between the power and weaponry of newly-launched Jaegers and the mass of Kaiju emerging from the Breach soon afterward, the correlation between mass and number Breach openings is much stronger.
Discontinuing Jaeger production on the assumption stagnation in Jaeger power will create a similar stagnation in Kaiju power is an error of immense proportion. This decision will soon allow the Kaiju to outstrip our ability to fight them.
/Production of Mark V Jaegers must resume immediately and methods to seal the Breach must be intensively sought.
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