Gerard Klein. Gods of War (№ 421950)

From experience he knew that, despite the automated accounting systems, large quantities of ammunition sometimes disappeared from the quartermaster offices of all the armies of the Universe, and this did not cause big perturbations. Some official will spend several sleepless nights to justify the mess in the invoices, coming up with a more or less believable story. In the worst case, he will simply be fired. These are not the people who make history.