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Wasn't "Crazy Ivan" originally a ''submarine'' maneuver, from "The Hunt for Red October"? --[[User:JakubNarebski|JakubNarebski]] ([[User talk:JakubNarebski|talk]]) 16:44, 28 June 2013 (UTC) | Wasn't "Crazy Ivan" originally a ''submarine'' maneuver, from "The Hunt for Red October"? --[[User:JakubNarebski|JakubNarebski]] ([[User talk:JakubNarebski|talk]]) 16:44, 28 June 2013 (UTC) | ||
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| + | Yes. Unless it has a towed sonar array, a sub has a sonar "blind spot" (the "baffles") where it can't hear anything. Periodically, subs would zigzag to check the blind spot for enemies ("clearing the baffles"). The Russians used a manouver which the Americans called "crazy Ivan," in which they would do a sudden 180-degree turn. It was called "crazy" for the high risk of colliding with the following/hunting sub. [[Special:Contributions/96.241.151.134|96.241.151.134]] 14:58, 2 August 2013 (UTC)Monica | ||
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Wasn't "Crazy Ivan" originally a submarine maneuver, from "The Hunt for Red October"? --JakubNarebski (talk) 16:44, 28 June 2013 (UTC)
Yes. Unless it has a towed sonar array, a sub has a sonar "blind spot" (the "baffles") where it can't hear anything. Periodically, subs would zigzag to check the blind spot for enemies ("clearing the baffles"). The Russians used a manouver which the Americans called "crazy Ivan," in which they would do a sudden 180-degree turn. It was called "crazy" for the high risk of colliding with the following/hunting sub. 96.241.151.134 14:58, 2 August 2013 (UTC)Monica
