VFX: Underwater torpedo interception #88
Description
Underwater warfare sequence - drones vs smart torpedoes.
Setup:
- Seven floats underwater at his position
- Submarines release spread of smart torpedoes (AI-guided, networked)
- 60 knots, trailing bubbles, onboard AI adjusting course
Interception tactics:
Wave 1-2: Individual interception
- Drones wrap around nose cone, blind sensors
- Attach along length, tiny thrusters fire in opposition
- Torpedo slows, shudders, veers off course
- Others grab tail, redirect downward into the deep
- Second torpedo tries evasive (corkscrew, countermeasures)
- Chevin predicts, drones intercept from unexpected angle
Wave 3+: Barrier formation
- Drones form moving wall that sweeps through water like net
- Catch torpedoes in bulk
- Networked torpedo AI tries to find gaps - there are none
Visual elements:
- Trails of bubbles crisscrossing the blue
- Disabled torpedoes sinking past Seven like sleeping sharks
- 'A ballet of competing intelligences'
Reference: autonet_story_underwater_edit.md lines 307-315