I don't think you are understanding my point. WHEN you release it, it always falls back into the spaces required by the geared rack on the carriage.
You CANNOT release it in such a way that it will type between where the letters normally fall. It will always line up with the normal letter placement.
What I am saying is that your explanation doesn't explain how the letters ended up between their normal placement. A typewriter cannot do this, even if you use the carriage release.
I understand what you are saying, but I don’t agree. I think you are mistaken and that you are focusing on an incredibly weak argument instead of the other, real problems with that BC.