Friday, March 15, 2013

The Expert Weighs In

I wonder how long it would have taken with a machete...? [Read]

[Via Roger J]
Posted by David Codrea at 3/15/2013 01:52:00 PM

2 comments:

Mack said...

Machete?

What about a katana?

3/15/2013 3:54 PM
Ed said...

Time-motion analysis is not Rachel's strength:

"Had he only had access to 10-round magazines instead of 30-round magazines, he would’ve had to reload 14 times,” Miss Maddow said. “He would’ve needed 14 spare magazines beyond the one in the gun with the extra round in the chamber. Reloading 14 times. You think he would’ve still pulled off the whole thing in less than five minutes?"

Yup. He just needed to carry three times as many magazines - 14+1 instead of 3+1. Awkward, but achievable with the right load carrying gear. It takes less than three seconds to reload, or about 30 seconds more to achieve the same effect. With less weight under the weapon from the twenty extra rounds it might have been easier to swing the barrel around to the next victim and take more careful aim. He might have fired less rounds if he was more accurate. He fired more than five rounds for every death. There is the possibility that he could have killed more with less magazines in less time. For example, given the short distances between the shooter and the victims, if he only fired two rounds per death then he would have expended 56 rounds, requiring the initial magazine and 5 spares, consuming a total time of 15 seconds reloading. If he spent 40% less time actually shooting, He may actually achieved the same end result in three minutes instead of five minutes. If he had larger caliber weapon with a smaller carrying capacity like an eight round M1 Garand rifle, he may not have been required to fire twice per death. Besides, it's not like anyone was firing back at him or providing effective resistance, was it?

Next question, Rachel?

3/16/2013 1:46 AM

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