The jury also heard evidence suggesting that civilians who may have been relaxing at nearby FreshwaterWestbeach, 1.6 miles (2.5km) to the north west, were also at risk of being hit.
Other soldiers on similar live fire exercises were also probably unwittingly shot at, and FreshwaterWestbeach, 1.6 miles (2.5km) north west of where the machine gun was placed, was also within the same potentially deadly area.