Word: superquiet
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...much else portrayed in The Hunt for Red October, is authentic. The U.S. Navy has the capability to track Soviet submarines with just such precision, electronically gathering underwater sound waves through sonar (sound navigation and ranging). The movie's depiction of a Soviet sub that can run on a superquiet water-propulsion system is not yet a reality. However, Soviet subs have become markedly quieter in recent years (partly because of Soviet espionage on U.S., Japanese and Norwegian propeller technology, which has reduced the cavitation, or spewing of noisy bubbles, from the blades). By some estimates, the Soviets...
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