I would, first of all, like to comment on the review left by MajorBaleegh. I normally do not appreciate reviews of other's review, but this time I feel a strong desire to do so. I personally appreciate the comments made, which I believe are written by an individual who, judging by the writer's name and flavor of the observations, is quite knowledgeable in regards to Pakistani military uniforms. These errors would also be well placed under the category of 'goofs'. That said, I feel quite confident in saying that extremely few of the viewing audience would have any idea of what the correct attire should be, and are quite willing to accept what is presented - heck, a great number of us couldn't even state with certainty that the U,S, naval uniforms were accurate. In all likelihood, the producers of this episode, or whoever makes these budget decisions, just cheaped-out and grabbed any available uniforms that looked different than the USN's. As to whether the Pakistani navy would request an attack on India - highly unlikely - but then, so too is the entire idea of the U. S. nuking Pakistan. All of this is just part of a highly fictionalized storyline; You're either into it or you should probably get out of it entirely.
Now for some comments of my own, keeping in mind that I did buy into this series, and particularly this episode, regardless of what follows. I am curious as to how only the EWS facility on the island was able to detect the Pakistani submarine directly under the envoy boat as it entered the blockade. Presumably this tactic was to disguise its signature from radar and or sonar. I just find it hard to believe that of all of the ships and subs employed in that blockade, none other were able to discern the presence of the intruder. Okay, so it's there - now how in blazes did the boarding commando team get aboard the boat without getting wet? The Admiral is in a neatly pressed uniform. Had the sub surfaced and launched zodiacs, their presence would certainly have been detected and they would have lost the element of surprise, not that doing so would likely to have changed much of what was to happen.
So, my next question is - what became of the Pakistani sub? It apparently didn't stay there to be captured. If it tried to leave without the envoy boat's signature to cover them, there can be little doubt that they could not have gotten through the blockade. Just my point of view All of that aside, I still enjoyed this episode!
Now for some comments of my own, keeping in mind that I did buy into this series, and particularly this episode, regardless of what follows. I am curious as to how only the EWS facility on the island was able to detect the Pakistani submarine directly under the envoy boat as it entered the blockade. Presumably this tactic was to disguise its signature from radar and or sonar. I just find it hard to believe that of all of the ships and subs employed in that blockade, none other were able to discern the presence of the intruder. Okay, so it's there - now how in blazes did the boarding commando team get aboard the boat without getting wet? The Admiral is in a neatly pressed uniform. Had the sub surfaced and launched zodiacs, their presence would certainly have been detected and they would have lost the element of surprise, not that doing so would likely to have changed much of what was to happen.
So, my next question is - what became of the Pakistani sub? It apparently didn't stay there to be captured. If it tried to leave without the envoy boat's signature to cover them, there can be little doubt that they could not have gotten through the blockade. Just my point of view All of that aside, I still enjoyed this episode!
