Editing The Hunt for Red October (section)

==Plot==
During the [[Cold War]], [[Soviet Navy]] submarine commander Marko Ramius plans to [[Defection|defect]] to the United States with the {{sclass2|Typhoon|submarine|0}} ballistic missile submarine ''[[October Revolution|Red October]]''. It is equipped with a "caterpillar drive", a cutting-edge silent propulsion system that makes audio detection by [[passive sonar]] difficult and enables the submarine to sneak its way into American territorial waters and launch [[nuclear missiles]] with little to no warning. As the sub leaves the shipyard at [[Russian Shipyard Number 10|Polyarny]], Ramius kills his [[Political commissar|political officer]] to ensure that he will not interfere. Ramius was ordered to conduct military exercises with Soviet {{sclass2|Alfa|submarine|0}} attack submarine ''[[Vladimir Konovalov|V. K. Konovalov]]'', commanded by his former student Viktor Tupolev, to test the effectiveness of the caterpillar drive. Instead, he plots a course for the North American coast, falsely informing the crew that they will be proceeding undetected all the way to [[Cuba]]. Before sailing, Ramius sends a letter to Admiral Yuri Padorin stating his intention to defect; the [[Soviet Northern Fleet]] then sails out to sink ''Red October'' under the pretext of a search and rescue mission.

''Red October'' passes near {{USS|Dallas|SSN-700|6}}, a {{Sclass|Los Angeles|submarine|2}} under the command of Bart Mancuso, which is patrolling the entrance of a route used by Soviet submarines in the [[Mid-Atlantic Ridge|Reykjanes Ridge]] off [[Iceland]]. ''Dallas''{{'}}s sonar operator hears the sound of the stealth drive but does not identify it as a submarine. As tensions rise between the US and Soviet fleets due to the unannounced incursion of the Soviet Northern Fleet into Atlantic waters, the crew of ''Dallas'' analyzes tapes of ''Red October''{{'}}s acoustic signature and realizes that it is the sound of a new propulsion system. Meanwhile, [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] analyst Jack Ryan determines that the submarine's new construction variations house a stealth drive.

Putting information about the letter together with the subsequent launch of the entire Northern Fleet, Ryan deduces Ramius's plans to defect. The US military reluctantly agrees to assist; while planning for contingencies in case the Soviet fleet has intentions other than those inferred. Ryan becomes responsible for shepherding Ramius and his submarine away from the pursuing Soviet fleet and meets with [[Royal Navy]] acquaintance [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] John White, commanding a task force from the aircraft carrier {{HMS|Invincible|R05|6}}.

After Ramius fakes a reactor accident, the US Navy evacuates ''Red October''{{'}} crew using a [[deep-submergence rescue vehicle|DSRV rescue submarine]]. Ramius and his officers stay behind, claiming that they plan to [[scuttling|scuttle]] the submarine to prevent it getting into the hands of the Americans. To convince the Soviets that ''Red October'' has in fact been destroyed, a decommissioned US ballistic missile submarine, {{USS|Ethan Allen|SSBN-608|6}}, is blown up underwater as a deception. A depth gauge taken from ''Red October''<nowiki/>'s main instrument panel is made to appear as if it had been salvaged from ''Ethan Allen''{{'}}s wreckage. Meanwhile, Ryan, Mancuso, some of the ''Dallas'' crew, and Owen Williams board ''Red October'' and meet Ramius face-to-face.

The deception succeeds in convincing Soviet observers that ''Red October'' has been lost and the Soviet forces withdraw, but Tupolev stays behind. Unbeknownst to anyone, Igor Loginov, a cook on ''Red October'' who is actually an undercover [[GRU (Soviet Union)|GRU]] officer, has remained aboard after the other crewmen evacuated. He attempts to destroy ''Red October'' by exploding one of the submarine's missiles in its silo. Loginov fatally shoots [[Captain Lieutenant]] Kamarov and seriously wounds Ramius and Williams after he is discovered. Ryan tries to reason with Loginov, who refuses to listen and is eventually killed in a firefight in the submarine's missile compartment.

Later, the ''V.K. Konovalov'' happens upon what is initially believed to be an {{Sclass|Ohio|submarine|0}} submarine being escorted by two other submarines. Based on its acoustical signature, Tupolev realizes that it is in fact ''Red October,'' and proceeds to engage it. The two US submarines escorting ''Red October'' are prohibited from firing on ''Konovalov'' by [[rules of engagement]], and ''Red October'' has no torpedomen on board. After a battle, Ramius sinks ''Konovalov'' by ramming it, killing Tupolev and his crew.

The Americans escort ''Red October'' safely into dry dock in [[Norfolk, Virginia]], where it is analyzed by US military intelligence. Ramius and his crew are taken to a CIA [[safehouse]] and are given new identities, beginning their settlement into American life. Ryan is commended and debriefed by his superiors and returns to his posting in [[London]].