| The is a fictitious Typhoon class submarine in the | | | | submarine equipped with a revolutionary stealth |
| Tom Clancy novel "The Hunt for Red October" | | | | propulsion system. |
| and the movie which followed. When I first saw | | | | Jack Ryan,[Alex Baldwin] a naval historian turned |
| this film, written by Tom Clancy,I thought that an | | | | CIA analyst, deduces Ramius' plans. The U.S. high |
| awful lot of research had gone into the making of | | | | command agrees warily, while also planning for |
| this movie, but I often wondered where someone | | | | contingencies in case the Soviet Fleet has other |
| would come up with such a plot. Was this film | | | | intentions than their stated cover. As tensions rise |
| based on fact, or fiction in the writers mind. And | | | | between the U.S. and Soviet fleets,and the crew |
| if it was based on fact, where did Clancy get his | | | | of a U.S.attack submarine stumble across the |
| information from. | | | | secret to detecting the Red October. |
| The main theme of the story partially centers | | | | This film was one of the best movies of the 90's. |
| around the dual capabilities of this submarine. As a | | | | It launched Clancy's successful career as a |
| submarine of the Typhoon class, it carries many | | | | novelist and the highlighted the superb acting |
| ballistic missiles armed with nuclear warheads. With | | | | abilities of a number of well known stares. |
| a stealthy propulsion unit, it can no longer be | | | | And yes this novel and movie were based on |
| detected by NATO naval vessels. As described in | | | | true facts concerning the defection of two Soviet |
| both the book and the film, these capabilities | | | | navel officers.[1]In 1961, Soviet Navy submarine |
| combine to create a horrific weapon, whereby | | | | captain Jonas Pleškys sailed his vessel from |
| the submarine could easily surface near a city, like | | | | Klaipeda to Gotland in Sweden.The Soviet |
| New York,N.Y. fire its missiles, and destroy key | | | | authorities sentenced him in his absence to death |
| targets before any government or military | | | | by firing squad, but the CIA hid him, first in |
| leaders could order a counterattack. One | | | | Guatemala and later in the United States. |
| interpretation, as offered in the film and book, is | | | | [2]On November 8, 1975, the Soviet Navy frigate |
| that this submarines existence is for one purpose: | | | | Storozhevoy mutinied. At the time, the Western |
| not as a deterrent to an American attack on the | | | | powers believed it was an attempt to defect |
| Soviet Union, but solely as a weapon of first | | | | from Latvia to the Swedish island of Gotland. The |
| strike. The U.S.Government knows that they | | | | mutiny was led by the ship's Political Officer, |
| have only two options for this type of submarine. | | | | Captain Valery Sablin. The mutiny was |
| Either they capture it or they destroy it. | | | | unsuccessful, and Sablin was captured, |
| Marko Ramius,[Sean Connery] a Lithuanian who | | | | court-martialed, and executed. |
| has risen to high levels of trust in the Soviet | | | | So there you have it. So the next time you go |
| Navy, intends to defect to the United States with | | | | view a "spy thriller"type of movie, you should |
| his officers and the experimental nuclear | | | | always ask yourself! Fact Or Fiction? |
| submarine Red October, a Typhoon class | | | | |