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Tech question: Why didn't the Red October fire on the V.K. Konovalov?


At the point when the Red October turns to close the distance between itself and the Red October it would have been likely pointed toward, if not directly at the V.K. Konovalov. Why not just fire on the Alfa and be done with it?

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I just saw this question, two years after you asked it. The Red October did not fire on the Konovalov as there were not enough men to man the torpedo room and the controls. The crew left when they abandoned the sub. There were only enough Russians to man engineering and controls only. Then Jones, Ryan, and the Dallas Captain.

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The fire control board got shot up by the cook and became unusable.

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