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Gulf of Tonkin incident, a Rare card
The Gulf of Tonkin incident refers to a naval confrontation in the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of North Vietnam, which led to the United States engaging more directly in the Vietnam War.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 170
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 420,000
Power 170 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Gulf of Tonkin incident quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Gulf of Tonkin incident card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Later ______ revealed that the 4 August attack did not happen, no North Vietnamese vessels had been present.
Answer
investigation. Later investigation revealed that the 4 August attack did not happen, no North Vietnamese vessels had been present. From the Gulf of Tonkin incident article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
On 2 August ____ there was a clash between a destroyer of the United States Navy that was collecting signals intelligence close to North Vietnamese waters, and three North Vietnamese naval vessels.
Answer
1960s. On 2 August 1964 there was a clash between a destroyer of the United States Navy that was collecting signals intelligence close to North Vietnamese waters, and three North Vietnamese naval vessels. From the Gulf of Tonkin incident article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- On 2 August 1964 there was a clash between a destroyer of the United States Navy that was collecting signals intelligence close to North Vietnamese waters, and three North Vietnamese naval vessels.
- On the night of 4 August, two US destroyers reported they were attacked by North Vietnamese vessels and that they were returning fire.
- Later investigation revealed that the 4 August attack did not happen, no North Vietnamese vessels had been present.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Gulf of Tonkin incident article was read about 420,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Gulf of Tonkin incident
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Gulf of Tonkin incident (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : U.S. Navy sailor aboard USS Maddox (DD-731), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
