The Hunt for Red October (film) nuclear missile submarine with a stealth "caterpillar drive", rendering it undetectable to passive sonar. Ramius leaves port to conduct exercises with attack submarine "V. K. Konovalov", commanded by his former student Captain Tupolev. Once at sea, Ramius secretly kills political officer Ivan Putin and relays false orders that they are to conduct missile drills off America's east coast. At the same time, American attack submarine "USS Dallas", tasked with identifying and shadowing Soviet subs as they leave port, detects "Red October" as it begins its mission, but immediately loses track of it once the caterpillar drive is engaged. The next
The Hunt for Red October (console game) The Hunt for Red October (console game) The Hunt for Red October is a video game based on the movie "The Hunt for Red October". It was first released in 1991 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Versions for the Game Boy and Super NES were subsequently released. The game featured deep sea combat, side-scrolling action, and cinematic sequences. The object is to evade destruction and eliminate saboteurs. The caterpillar drive is particularly useful for quietly escaping the enemy. The Super NES version is one of 11 games that uses the Super Scope accessory, though it is only used to play