[hmmmmm]

Not knowing much about this, this may be a stupid question. That reporter who was on camera when it happened was totally surprised, ducked and looked all around. If that tank had fired wouldn't the shot have been heard long before the building pieces started coming down?

[Tree of Liberty]

It depends on the speed of the shell. If it was traveling faster than about 600mph, then the shell would impact before the report would be heard.

[Drago]

Not necessarily...depends how far tank was from hotel...sound of tank shot takes awhile to get to you...speed of sound only ~1100 fps, take 5 secs to go 1 mile roughly.

[thedugal]

hard to tell. The tanks aren't that far away. The explosions (from tank and contact) might be quite simultaneous. However, I think Chater is a lying son of a whore. Most following this thread saw the footage of the tanks firing from the bridge. Everytime they fire a plume of dust flies up so much that the entire tank becomes invisible in dust. If the tank fired you would know damn well. Chater either DIDN'T see the tank turn its turret, or he did, but he knows it didn't fire. If the tank fired, you would still see the dust cloud for several seconds afterward.