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Comment Re:Sensors wrong (Score 2) 460

Theoretically, it can do that. Practically, somebody has to figure out all the possible emergency options ahead of time, along with how to rank them by desirability, for the computer to choose one. An experienced pilot can reason through his options based on his experience and knowledge of the actual situation facing him. A computer has to be preprogrammed with all possible options and how to rank them by someone who has to imagine all the possible situations before they happen.

Comment Re:Countries without nuclear weapons get invaded (Score 1) 228

A Japanese battleship of that era could travel at 27 knots (about 31 mph) at flank speed. Every navy does things a bit differently but a reasonable cruising speed would be at 2/3rds power, so at 20mph they could have arrived there 15 hours after the initial strike.

Yes, it could have. I'm having trouble coming up with hard figures, but I believe if it did so, it then wouldn't have enough fuel to get home.

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