Nasty Boats
Interesting. In 1962, the American SOG bought some Norwegian Tjeld class torpedo boats for various black ops along the N. Vietnamese coast (Targan mentioned one of them). They were fast (47 knots) and heavily armed (1 40mm & 1 20mm cannons, .50-cals, and 81mm direct-fire mortars). The official navy designation was PTF (patrol, type fast) but the crews called them "Nasty" for their speed and firepower.
They were raiding the coast of N. Vietnam around the same time and place as the Gulf of Tonking incident so it's possible that HQ's overheard story is true...
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