Josh Yuan wrote: > > At 11:05 PM 7/15/97 +0200, you wrote: > >At 11.51 1997-07-15 -0500, Califf, Jennifer wrote: > > > >>Oberstein, in the anime at least, did jump in front of Reinhart at the > >>last second. But anyway, wasn't it by Oberstein's orders that Kircheis > >>had to turn over his gun to security before that whole fiasco? Maybe if > > > >Didn't Oberstein talk Reinhard into giving that order? > > > >>the staff had had their weapons, they could've taken him out before he > >>could've pulled the trigger. Certainly, if Kirchies had time to grab > >>him, there would have been time to fire. Although I must say that the > >>reaction time of everyone else was truly pathetic in that situation. (I > >>was yelling at the screen, "How long does he have to fight with this guy > >>and lie there bleeding on the ground before someone tries to help him. > >>A HANDKERCHIEF!? PATHETIC!! FOR GOD'S SAKE, APPLY DIRECT PRESSURE!!! > >>IDIOTS!! HOW COULD YOU BE IN THE MILITARY AND NOT KNOW BASIC FIRST > >>AID!!!!!!!!!!) However, because of that order I hold Oberstein > >>personally responsible for Kircheis' death. > > > >So how long time did it take in the anime for Kircheis to fight Ansbach > >before Ansbach fired that shot? > > > > > > About 5 seconds. Also, they can't apply direct pressure on the area where > Kircheis was shot. Kircheis had about a minute to live after the hit. The > vain there supply blood to the brain. So you could either use direct > pressure and cut off blood supply or leave it open and cut off the blood > supply. Too bad they could get him into a cryo-unit. If they could have > just freezed him. Waitaminute, wasn't Braunshweig's body (and rocket) in a cryo-unit? Regards, Scott Swoboda