The Italian Army could not load and fire 3 rounds in 19 seconds. Lee Harvey Oswald made sure that his first round was already loaded before he started the clock ticking.
That meant he had only to fire 3 rounds and load 2 rounds. The Italians did not take that precaution and had to fire 3 rounds AND load 3 rounds.
Loading an extra round doesn’t account for the difference between 8.3 and 19. Having said that I thought somewhere along the line I had seen video of someone demonstrate how Oswald could have done it within the time limit.
while running away at the same time. /Dahl
How could Oswald hit anything with that rifle when the scope was defective?
“Lee Harvey Oswald made sure that his first round was already loaded before he started the clock ticking.”
Having stood at that window before it was blocked off, I can tell you this: He could see the car come directly at him and then turn slowly to his right. He had only to wait until his target cleared the trees below him. The 20 sec, of firing was really too quick for the driver to react since what was happening was behind him. The target moved in an almost straight line directly in from of him as he was firing.
The Italian Army could not load and fire 3 rounds in 19 seconds. Lee Harvey Oswald made sure that his first round was already loaded before he started the clock ticking was not Italian. /unPC
Also, these "tests" start by setting "time zero" with an independent event (i.e. "start... NOW!"). Oswald's elapsed time started at the moment he fired his first shot -- he could have taken as long as he liked before then.
Thus, the "tests" compare how long it takes someone else to load and fire three bullets with how long it took Oswald to load and fire two bullets -- Oswald got the first shot free because the clock didn't start running for him until he fired it.