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Originally Posted by XenonSurf
What Commander Tupolev did in Red October was removing the magnetic detonators from the torpedos to make them hit at any distance, I think this cannot be done in a sub without dismounting and remounting all the warheads and would also be the hell dangerous I guess...
So yes, it's just Hollywood...
Also i remember that Tupolev was launching the torpedo by crashing the button with his fist instead of pushing it, this has been removed in the DVD version of the movie, why can't they leave good sequences without cutting...  |
Yes, that was for the third torpedo that ended up coming back to blow up Tupolev (after Dallas intercepted it from Red October, then pulled it into the path of the Soviet Alpha, Knovalov).
So the first torpedo missed (flew overhead of the Red October).
Second torpedo was crashed into by Red October (before it had a chance to arm- as said in the movie)
Third torpedo was fired with the "safeties set to zero" as ordered by Tupolev.
Guess what I am asking is can a torpedo simply impact something without exploding after being launched due to some safety mechanism (range/run time/fuse etc.)? If yes, it would be nice to have in CW for realism.