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“Hunter Killer”? Really?


Just saw the trailer on The History Channel. First I ever heard of this film.

The title...I dunno, right now I’m calling it the lamest movie *title* ever.

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That's what they are called. They hunt...they kill.

They're also known as "attack" or "fast attack" submarines, but "hunter-killer" sounds cooler for a movie title.

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The navy calls their subs in the HK class the ones designed to stalk soviet subs HK being hunter killer.

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So I’ve learned :-)

I should have done some simple research.

Odd though, I have seen probably 95% of the submarine films out there, and I swear until this film I’ve never heard those two words together like that. Either that or it’s the beginning of the end for my grey matter.

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The soviets have a different name for their fast attack subs but during the cold war they were classified so we just started giving them our own names. Akula is what we named the russian version of the HK subs. I've also heard of HKs being called Los Angeles class as well.

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Oh for fucks sake... Hunter Killer is not some official class name for a specific sub. It's an informal general use category for a type of sub based on mission use.

There are two primary types of subs (and a myriad of lesser variants)

The two primary types are SSN and SSBN.
These are Attack subs and Ballistic missile subs. The attack subs are those that are colloquially referred to as Hunter Killers

Class names are official names for a class of a specific sub design. Los Angeles is one such class. So is Seawolf and Virginia classes. Ohio is a class of SSBN. SSBNs are colloquially referred to as "Boomers" in the same was Attack subs are called Hunter Killers

What you referred to in your answer is Class Names vs Nato Reporting code names. None which has Fuck-all to do with "hunter killer".


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LOL. Calm down, bruh.

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If only you weren't two years late to this conversation. No need to blow an eye vessel or snything.

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Then get you shit straight or don't act like an expert on a subject you are clueless about

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Just as soon as you get your head out your ass.

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My head's not in my ass.
You however still don't know WTF you're talking about and are just spewing crap.


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Completely Gay Sailor has returned from beyond the grave!

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You goin to start adding 'hana' to the end of every sentence again troll?

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Cock Gobbler 23 says what?

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"Hunter-Killer" is just an non-official term for "attack submarine" - they mean the same.
An attack submarine is any submarine designed to hunt down and sink enemy ships and submarines, that's it.

There is non such thing as "Russian version of hunter-killer subs."
Any Russian attack submarine (Akula, Victor, Sierra, ...) is a hunter-killer, not just some "version" of it.

The title is spot on.
Too bad it makes no difference, as the movie is a disaster in every aspect.

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Yes. They didn't hunt nor kill but were hunted and nearly killed so I guess the movie would have benefited from a comedy element and being named "Hunted and nearly Killed" as there were so many characters that were just silly.

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Too bad it makes no difference, as the movie is a disaster in every aspect.


Eh, it wasn't that bad. It's not Crimson Tide or Hunt for Red October, but it's not meant to be. It's a B-movie and trying to deliver B-movie thrills, and it does a fairly good job of it. The sequence where they rescue the Russian president, for instance, is actually pretty great.

My only real complaints are that the story gets a little hard to follow at times and the CGI looks like exactly what it is (animation). But overall I found it interesting enough and don't regret watching it.

6.5/10

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Agree, I didn't expect much from this movie. Enjoyed the rescue sequence too.

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Duckofprey... Hunter Killer Submarines, that's what they're called, that's what they do, you Numpty.





Deckard B26354, I'm filed and monitored.

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14 previous replies over a 2-year span and you thought you were the first one to set me straight? Buy a clue you Numpty.

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Duckofprey... Hunter Killer Submarines, that's what they're called, that's what they do, you Numpty.




I'm Deckard Blade Runner. 26354. I'm filed and monitored.

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