Originally Posted by
Wokkafans
Beamr - I think that clip has been miss-reported and what is being seen is the rocket booster phase burning out. The boosters have thrust vectoring, hence the trajectory flown as revealed by the smoke trail.
That's right, it was the first phase burning out and the jet engines kicking in seen in the clip. The actual interception was not shown on that film. However my point with the film was the close proximity of the sub, and I was just wondering if it is very heatlhy for the crew to loiter so close to the hostile shore.