[the Russian Alpha submarine shoots a torpedo at the Red October]

Capt. Vasili Borodin : Torpedo impact, 20 seconds.

Captain Ramius : [to Ryan] What books?

Jack Ryan : [confused] Pardon me?

Captain Ramius : What books did you write?

Jack Ryan : I wrote a biography of, of Admiral Halsey, called "The Fighting Sailor", about, uh, naval combat tactics…

Captain Ramius : I know this book!

Capt. Vasili Borodin : Torpedo impact…

Captain Ramius : Your conclusions were all wrong, Ryan…

Capt. Vasili Borodin : …10 seconds.

Captain Ramius : …Halsey acted stupidly.

[Ryan is dumbfounded that Ramius' mind is about book criticism, while they are about to be hit by a torpedo within a few seconds]

Capt. Vasili Borodin : 9, 8, 7, 6…

[Ryan looks worriedly at captain Mancuso]

Capt. Vasili Borodin : 5, 4, 3, 2…

[everyone prepares for the impact]

Capt. Vasili Borodin : Torpedo impact… now.

[the torpedo slams into the bow of Red October and breaks up harmlessly on impact. The Red October is unharmed. The broken shards of the torpedo drift away]

Capt. Bart Mancuso : I'll be damned.

Jack Ryan : What happened?

Capt. Bart Mancuso : Combat tactics, Mr. Ryan. By turning into the torpedo, the Captain closed the distance before it could arm itself.

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