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* The whole thing is a contest of wits with plenty of scope for a [[Guile Hero]]. |
* The whole thing is a contest of wits with plenty of scope for a [[Guile Hero]]. |
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* There is gobs and gobs of [[Technology Porn]]. |
* There is gobs and gobs of [[Technology Porn]]. |
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* Both sides are to some degree blindfolded and depend on hearing each other making for an interesting combat situation. |
* Both sides are to some degree blindfolded and depend on hearing each other making for an interesting combat situation. |
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* The stakes are all or nothing. If a sub survives an engagement likely everyone aboard will while if it is sunk it will be so far underwater that everyone will die. |
* The stakes are all or nothing. If a sub survives an engagement likely everyone aboard will while if it is sunk it will be so far underwater that everyone will die. |
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* [[History of Naval Warfare|Historical settings]] like the [[Cold War]] or [[World War II]] lend plausibility to the story; with all the secrecy back then, an adventure that took place hidden under the ocean seems like it really could have happened. |
* [[History of Naval Warfare|Historical settings]] like the [[Cold War]] or [[World War II]] lend plausibility to the story; with all the secrecy back then, an adventure that took place hidden under the ocean seems like it really could have happened. |
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* ''[[The Enemy Below]]'', which was [[Recycled in Space]] as the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek the Original Series]]'' episode "Balance of Terror". |
* ''[[The Enemy Below]]'', which was [[Recycled in Space]] as the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek the Original Series]]'' episode "Balance of Terror". |
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* ''[[Enigma]]'' |
* ''[[Enigma]]'' |
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* ''[[Below]]'' by David Twohy of (him of Riddick fame) plays the "bringing worst in humans" part for all the scares it can get out of it. |
* ''[[Below]]'' by David Twohy of (him of Riddick fame) plays the "bringing worst in humans" part for all the scares it can get out of it. |
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* ''We Dive at Dawn''- British film made during [[World War Two]], involving a British sub of the P-class being sent to the Baltic to sink a new German battleship. Despite being a propaganda film, it's still pretty good. |
* ''We Dive at Dawn''- British film made during [[World War Two]], involving a British sub of the P-class being sent to the Baltic to sink a new German battleship. Despite being a propaganda film, it's still pretty good. |
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* ''[[Operation Petticoat]]'' - a comedy about evacuating nurses from the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) to Australia in December 1941. |
* ''[[Operation Petticoat]]'' - a comedy about evacuating nurses from the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) to Australia in December 1941. |
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* ''[[Destination Tokyo]]'' - a drama made during the war that incorporates a few real events from several different subs during the war. |
* ''[[Destination Tokyo]]'' - a drama made during the war that incorporates a few real events from several different subs during the war. |
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* ''Run Silent, Run Deep'' |
* ''Run Silent, Run Deep'' |
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* ''[[Submarine Command]]'' |
* ''[[Submarine Command]]'' |
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* ''Up Periscope'' |
* ''Up Periscope'' |
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* ''[[Morning Departure]]'' - actually set just post WWII, but plays much more like a WWII story than a Cold War one. |
* ''[[Morning Departure]]'' - actually set just post WWII, but plays much more like a WWII story than a Cold War one. |
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== [[Live Action TV]] == |
== [[Live Action TV]] == |
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* The 1999 [[Made for TV]] movie ''The Hunley'' is centered around the experimental Confederate submarine ''Hunley'', which had thus far claimed the lives of two of its crews while being tested. A new crew is put together, and they must find a way to use their submarine against the Union Navy blockade of Charleston. {{spoiler|The sub sinks, and takes its third crew with it, but not before destroying a Union warship by [[Ramming Always Works|lancing it]] with a large explosive device.}} |
* The 1999 [[Made for TV]] movie ''The Hunley'' is centered around the experimental Confederate submarine ''Hunley'', which had thus far claimed the lives of two of its crews while being tested. A new crew is put together, and they must find a way to use their submarine against the Union Navy blockade of Charleston. {{spoiler|The sub sinks, and takes its third crew with it, but not before destroying a Union warship by [[Ramming Always Works|lancing it]] with a large explosive device.}} |
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* The episode "Why We Fight" from season five of ''[[Angel]]'' is a WWII flashback where Angel is sent by the U.S. government to help bring in a captured U-boat. |
* The episode "Why We Fight" from season five of ''[[Angel]]'' is a WWII flashback where Angel is sent by the U.S. government to help bring in a captured U-boat. |
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* ''[[The Unit]]'' has an episode involving a rather trippy dream and the women of the series getting action-y in said dream, plus a South Korean submarine. |
* ''[[The Unit]]'' has an episode involving a rather trippy dream and the women of the series getting action-y in said dream, plus a South Korean submarine. |
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* And of course, a submarine is the best place for a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck-dkBf-T9I certain kind of sandwich]. |
* And of course, a submarine is the best place for a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck-dkBf-T9I certain kind of sandwich]. |
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* ''[[JAG]]'' featured several episodes taking place on submarines, with plots ranging from espionage to fish-out-of-water stories to the occasional bit of [[Hot Sub-On-Sub Action]]. |
* ''[[JAG]]'' featured several episodes taking place on submarines, with plots ranging from espionage to fish-out-of-water stories to the occasional bit of [[Hot Sub-On-Sub Action]]. |
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* ''[[SeaQuest DSV|Sea Quest DSV]]'' |
* ''[[SeaQuest DSV|Sea Quest DSV]]'' |
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* A flashforward from an episode of ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]''. |
* A flashforward from an episode of ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]''. |
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* The ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek the Original Series]]'' episode "[[Star Trek/Recap/S1 E14 Balance of Terror|Balance of Terror]]" is a sub duel [[Recycled in Space]] fought between Kirk and a [[Worthy Opponent]] Romulan Captain. |
* The ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek the Original Series]]'' episode "[[Star Trek/Recap/S1 E14 Balance of Terror|Balance of Terror]]" is a sub duel [[Recycled in Space]] fought between Kirk and a [[Worthy Opponent]] Romulan Captain. |
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* The ''[[Andromeda]]'' episode "D minus 0" is also a sub story [[Recycled in Space]]. |
* The ''[[Andromeda]]'' episode "D minus 0" is also a sub story [[Recycled in Space]]. |
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* ''[[Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]]'' |
* ''[[Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]]'' |
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[[Category:Seaborne and Submersible Vehicles]] |
[[Category:Seaborne and Submersible Vehicles]] |
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[[Category:Sub Story]] |
[[Category:Sub Story]] |
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