The aviation fuel angle is more than just speculation. From the other thread that focuses on it, investigators found bullet embedded in the walls of the fuel tank.
Then if you look at the graphic in reply 2, it indicates the broken window to our left and the shooter’s right was used specifically in targeting the tanks. Which makes sense because it faced directly east, towards the tanks. That window faced at an angle away from the festival grounds, so it was basically only useful for targeting the tanks.
Now the following is my speculation since I didn’t read the LV Review Journal article about the fuel tanks, so here goes. The shooter’s opening round of shots were aimed exclusively at the tanks. If you watch any of the home-made vids from within the festival grounds, you can clearly hear the shots, but no one moved or fell. So it seems the bullets were flying at the tanks instead.
After a few seconds delay (presumably when the shooter moved from the gun aimed at the tanks to the gun at the other window), the 2nd set of shots began, and that’s when the festival goers began to get hit.
It’s very difficult to blow those tanks initially because the vapor pressure of the fuel keeps oxygen out.
BUT-— If one could hole the tanks sufficiently, maybe the flow of fuel out would draw enough O2 in that a round 10 minutes later could blow a tank? Those are big tanks — seems like the flow out would be hard to achieve with small caliber bullets. I am guessing...
Others have guessed the car and explosives were supposed to be near the tanks. Seems like hitting the explosives would be a tough shot UNLESS Paddock had a rifle suitable for sniping up there, ie., not bump stock modified...?
In the first mention of the aviation fuel angle, I didn’t notice they mentioned there were strikes on the tank, if they did there.
Your follow-up here sounds reasoned. I appreciate the mention.
Your timeline may be correct also. I haven’t seen other speculations on when he fired at the tanks. You probably have.