Comment author: thomblake 31 July 2009 03:44:26PM 0 points [-]

But at the end of the war, the US had developed cybernetic anti-aircraft guns to fight the Pacific War, but the Russians did not have them. They had little chance of shooting down our planes using manual sighting.

Comment author: irarseil 30 June 2012 03:14:23PM 5 points [-]

I think you should be aware that lesswrong is read in countries other than the USA, and writing about "our planes" in a forum where not everyone is American to mean "American planes" can lead to misunderstandings or can discourage others from taking part in the conversation.