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Well, somewhere in your earlier paragraphs I saw Ackerman mention something about Maki disappearing back inside her cockpit... So...

Ah well.

As someone who's actually been in an AFV, I can tell you that we don't usually carry anything more than a jumpstart cables and simple everyday wrenches and the like. So overloading circuits with an EMP usually means nothing can be repaired. Especially since I wasn't sure if we're going by the usual video game/pop culture EMP. To my knowledge, overloading circuits like that usually damages complex equipment for good.
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I presume you mean this tidbit:

[quote]Ackerman grabbed the safety rail in the ceiling of his cockpit and leaned out to meet Ghost's knowing stare. Of course she noticed it. He gave a curt nod to the woman and watched her vanish into her machine.[/quote]

Which refers to Ghost.

And yes, real world EMP can indeed permanently damage equipment until you replace the electronics, but given that we are in the future, you have plot armour, and technology has advanced, it's not unfeasible to have it merely shut down stuff for a while. Heck, you can shield from EMP in modern times, either with a massive capacitor or a set of shielded electronics.