* The crew of the ''Stingray'' tricking a top-of-the-line nuclear submarine into letting them go free by posing as a fishing boat. Complete with a rousing chorus of "Louie, Louie" to help convince the ''Orlando'''s crew that they're hearing a bunch of drunk fishermen.
* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cveFKerkadA 45 cents, sir.]] [[HyperAwareness A quarter and two dimes."]]
* Dodge's message to the ''Orlando'' acknowledging their firing solution and the 'destruction' of the ''Stingray'' ([[GracefulLoser congratulating the]] ''[[GracefulLoser Orlando]]'''s [[GracefulLoser captain and crew for the prosecution]], and deliberately [[SnubByOmission neglecting to mention the admiral on board]]). Then he adds that he launched his torpedoes just before they locked on target, so he wins the wargame when the target ship explodes gloriously in the harbor.
* How the ''Stingray'' managed to sneak into the harbor: they hid the submarine in the SONAR blind spot created by a freighter's engines, allowing them to sneak right past the entire fleet that was hunting them. Which by the way would totally work in real life. Lake, who was afraid to perform the maneuver, steps up at the last minute to make course corrections, before the ship could run into one of the freighter's propellers.
--> '''Lake:''' BALLS TO THE WALL, BOYS!
* While it would be easy to say "Every crazy scheme they tried that worked," Stepanek's saving of the engine room when it starts taking on water takes the cake for individuality. First he gives a (VERY brief) RousingSpeech to the crew that wants to abandon,[[note]]"You're not abandoning ''shit!'' I hate these stinkin' submarines, but I'm sure as hell not gonna die in one! Plug those leaks!"[[/note]] then when it looks at first they have things under control, the Main breaks and is twice as bad as all the rest put together. Stepanek picks up a brace [[BigDamnHeroes and single-handedly charges straight against the geyser to clamp it down]].
--> '''Stepanek:''' DRESS REHEARSAL FOR HELL, BOYS!!!
* Stepanek not deliberately giving away the ''Stingray'' while it's in SilentRunningMode, despite it being the quickest and easiest way to achieve his stated goal of getting reassigned from submarine duty -- more specifically, the reason he gives for passing up the chance.
-->'''Dodge:''' You missed a good opportunity there. One noise out of you, we would have been in a lot of trouble.\\
'''Stepanek:''' That would've been unethical, sir. [[EveryoneHasStandards I'm only out to screw myself; that would've screwed everybody]].
* As Graham is trying to intimidate Dodge:
-->'''Rear Admiral Yancy Graham:''' ''You watch yourself, Dodge! You are addressing a superior officer.''
-->'''Lt. Comd. Dodge:''' ''No... [[WithDueRespect Merely a higher ranking one]]! Catch us if you can! *hangs up*''