>Combat tactics, Mr. Ryan. By turning into the path of the torpedo, the Captain closed the distance before it could arm itself.
…no such final scene appears in the original novel where, in fact, the Konovalov is literally rammed and crushed by the Red October.
The Red October rammed the Konovalov just aft of midships at a thirty-degree angle. The force of the collision ruptured the Konovalov‘s titanium pressure hull and crumpled the October‘s bow as if it were a beer can.
damn the torpedoes full speed ahead