Mr. Eisenberg. Mr. Simmons, were your marksmen instructed to aim at the three targets in consecutive order?
Mr. Simmons. The marksmen were instructed to take as much time as they desired at the first target, and then to fire—at the first target, being at 175 feet—to then fire at the target emplaced at 240 feet, and then at the one at 265 feet.
Mr. Eisenberg. Can you state where you derived these distances?
Mr. Simmons. These distances were the values given on the survey map which were given to us.
Mr. Eisenberg. Are you sure they were not the values I gave to you myself?
Mr. Simmons. I stand corrected. These are values—we were informed that the numbers on the survey map were possibly in error. The distances are very close, however.
Mr. Eisenberg. For the record, the figures which I gave Mr. Simmons are approximations and are not to be taken as the Commission's conclusive determination of what those distances are.
Mr. Simmons. For our experiment, I do not see how a difference of a few feet would make any difference.
Mr. Eisenberg. Now, Mr. Simmons, did you take pictures or have pictures taken showing what that range looked like?
Mr. Simmons. Yes; I have copies of these pictures here. I show you three pictures—the first showing the window from which the weapon was fired in our experiments; the second showing the view of the three targets from the window; and the third showing a rifleman in position.