The (real) hunt for Red October

[Simpo Two]

Anyone watching this?

www.five.tv/programmes/documentaries/the-true-stor...

Fatal point - should never have switched on the radar...

[FourWheelDrift]

And guess what's on Sky 2 now?

The Real, Real Hunt for Red October.



Loosely based on the real events. A surface ship, not defecting but going to Leningrad to broadcast a new revolutionary radio message. There have been more definite defections with Soviet equipment over the years.

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Thursday 26th November 21:12

[Simpo Two]

FourWheelDrift said:

Loosely based on the real events. A surface ship, not defecting but going to Leningrad to broadcast a new revolutionary radio message. There have been more definite defections with Soviet equipment over the years.

Sounds like the same one. It reminded me of Firefox.

The defector was obviously going to be killed if they got him, therefore his only option was to keep going. No radar, change mission, head full blast for Sweden and to hell with collisions. And don't let the captain out. One bomb and they panicked; they should have been ready for it.

[FunkyNige]

Simpo Two said:

One bomb and they panicked; they should have been ready for it.

That's what I was thinking - a couple of fighter bombers turn up and they give up, was there no air defence capability on board at all?
Was interesting to watch anyway, I wonder how many other similar events happened that we never heard about.

[Simpo Two]

FunkyNige said:

Simpo Two said:

One bomb and they panicked; they should have been ready for it.

That's what I was thinking - a couple of fighter bombers turn up and they give up, was there no air defence capability on board at all?

There were automatic AA guns - but the mutiny leader told the crew to hold fire as he didn't want to fire on fellow Russians. Unfortunately for him the pilots were not so sensitive.

If you're going to mutiny, it's st or bust, and half a chance (Sweden) is better than no chance.

He might have radioed Sweden and said 'I'm bringing you a ship, cover me'. But he never wanted to defect to the West in the first place.


And I was thinking at the time - a revolution (1917) can't go on for ever...