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1. Bullets
2. Ambushes
Note: Mines triggered the ambush. Booby traps primarily ONLY wounded men.
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What was the us counter tactics that were used against the vietcong?
Search and destroy (find 'em & kill 'em).
What are the cu chi tunnels?
The Cu Chi Tunnels is a tunnel network underneath the Cu Chi forest which was built and maintained by the VietCong Guerilla Forces in South Vietnam in order to attack encamped American positions near Cu Chi. Given that Americans were larger than Vietnamese, it was almost impossible for Americans to pursue the VietCong into the tunnels, leading to numerous successful VietCong raids on American positions and many American casualties.
Why were the vietcong called the elusive enemy?
The Vietcong was an elusive enemy, because they didn't fight with a traditional army. Their fighters hid, spread out, regrouped, etc in a highly dense rain forest, making it very difficult for the foreign soldiers (US Americans mostly) to find and fight them.
The vietcong's power continued to increase in part because of?
The Vietcong's use of terror
Was nationalism a stronger motivating force for the vietcong and why?
Was nationalism a stronger motivating force for the vietcong and why?
What military did the Vietcong have over the Americans?
the Us was better than the vietcong in military it was guerilla warfare that was over the Us
What did the french do to vietnamese resist them?
Vietnam was a French colony. The Vietcong first threw out the French. Then America tried to conquer Vietnam and the Vietcong threw out the Americans.
How did the vietcong usually wage war against Americans forces?
in small skirmishes
What was the main purpose of introducing the body count?
to persuade the Americans that a Vietcong surrender was imminent
Why did American soldiers use Agent Orange to detect Vietcong booby traps to disrupt the enemy and food supply to kill as many Vietcong guerrillas as possible to deter villages from harboring guer?
Why did American soldiers use Agent Orange? to detect Vietcong booby traps to disrupt the enemy's food supply to kill as many Vietcong guerrillas as possible to deter villages from harboring guerrillas
What military stragagies did the Americans use against the vietcong?
Not very good ones cause America lost....
What was the us counter tactics that were used against the vietcong?
Search and destroy (find 'em & kill 'em).
What are the cu chi tunnels?
The Cu Chi Tunnels is a tunnel network underneath the Cu Chi forest which was built and maintained by the VietCong Guerilla Forces in South Vietnam in order to attack encamped American positions near Cu Chi. Given that Americans were larger than Vietnamese, it was almost impossible for Americans to pursue the VietCong into the tunnels, leading to numerous successful VietCong raids on American positions and many American casualties.
What was the name given to the national liberation front by its opponents?
the vietcong
Why were the vietcong called the elusive enemy?
The Vietcong was an elusive enemy, because they didn't fight with a traditional army. Their fighters hid, spread out, regrouped, etc in a highly dense rain forest, making it very difficult for the foreign soldiers (US Americans mostly) to find and fight them.
The vietcong's power continued to increase in part because of?
The Vietcong's use of terror
What military stratagies did the vietcong use against the Americans?
The Vietcong had planned for the war years in advance. First, they prepared their supply lines. They built the Ho Chi Minh Trail. It was not one road but a series of extremely narrow roads that merged and separated. The bridges were built underwater so they were not visible from the air. Thus they had simple supply lines with lots of built in redundancy. Second, they dug out caves to hide their solders. Thus their solders would hide during the day and come out during the night to fight. The caves also held their supplies and hospitals. Third, the Vietcong used extremely simple weapons. The AK-47 rifle is designed so that it will not jam. Thus a Vietcong could get mud all over his rifle and it would still work. It was not a fine crafted piece of machinery like the American weapons. Fourth, the Vietcong used weapons that took bullets and other ammunition one millimeter larger than American weapons. Thus, if the Vietcong captured American ammunition, they could use it. If the Americans captured Vietcong ammunition, it was worthless. Fifth, the Vietcong would kill the money lenders. In Asian societies many people owe money at a high rate of interest. The Vietcong would break that cycle. They would show the local people how they would deliver them from their oppression. Sixth, the Vietcong listened to American Generals talk. One American general said, "The Vietcong anti aircraft guns can not go over 6,000 feet. We will be safe if we fly at 10,000 feet. The Vietcong knew American airplanes would fly at 10,000 feet. They put their anti-aircraft guns on top of 6,000 feet high mountains. The guns would reach 12,000 feet. When a plane flew over at 10,000 feet, they would shoot it down.
