Re: Kircheis (spoilers)
Reinhard-Siegfried (h9407313@hkusua.hku.hk)
Wed, 16 Jul 1997 13:34:35 +0800
Hello,
Reuental, Kempf and Bittenfeld are preventing Ansbach from committing
suicide when Mittermeyer is giving first aid to Kircheis. I don't think
Reuental has ever been jealous of Kircheis. All his "dangerous" remarks
that hint at his possible "rebellion" are after Kircheis' death. Anyway
none of the admirals are jealous of "Mr. Nice Guy" Kircheis. At that
scene, they are completely shocked by Ansbach's daring. This explains
their inaction for a few seconds.
It seems that Oberstein is the second quickest (ie. next to Kircheis) to
respond in that scene. He steps up in front of Reinhard. But if Kircheis
hadn't acted that fast, Oberstein would still have proved to be a poor
shield against the rocket.
Kircheis dies of the same kind of injury that Yang dies of. Mecklinger
tells Mittermeyer that his handkerchief will not help because Kircheis'
aortis(?) (that "big tube" that directs blood from the heart to the rest
of the body) has broken. Yang's case is the same although he's hit at
the leg.
Reinhard-Siegfried