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What gasoline-based bomb was used to expose vietcong tunnels and hideouts and set fire to the jungles of Vietnam?
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The substance was Napalm. It is a mixture of plastic polystyrene, hydrocarbon benzene, and gasoline. When dropped in a bomb it is capable of destroying an area as big as 2,400 square yards, or about half an acre.
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What gasoline based bomb was used to expose vietcong tunnels and hideouts and set fire to the jungles of Vietnam?
Napalm .
How was Louisiana involved in the Vietnam war?
Much of the training to prepare troops for the conditions of the Vietnam jungles was done there.
How did the geography of Vietnam benefit the people in Vietnam?
The dense jungles that encompass most of Vietnam inhibits the mobility of a mechanized force like that of America and the South Vietnamese. They were forced to fight literally in the Vietcong's backyard, which of course was well known by its defenders. Also, the use of ambush and guerrilla tactics are amplified in this terrain, enabling concealment and ease of mobility on foot.
What countries besides Vietnam were affected by Agent Orange?
Vietnam wasn't affected; SOUTH Vietnam was affected. NORTH Vietnam may not have been sprayed, but parts of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Cambodia/Laos may have caught some of it. SOUTH Vietnam is where the vegetation was...that's were the enemy was hiding...that's where the forests and jungles had to be destroyed...to uncover the enemy...and keep him from remaining hidden. If the enemy was hiding and using forests and jungles in NORTH Vietnam...the US simply bombed the heck out of those areas. The place looked like the moon (all bomb craters!).
What did soldiers use in the jungles of Vietnam to bathe themselves?
they used soap if they had it--ususlly we washed in rivers or rain water from out helmuts---seldom if ever used our own drinking water
What gasoline based bomb was used to expose vietcong tunnels and hideouts and set fire to the jungles of Vietnam?
Napalm .
The enemy was hard to find in the of South Vietnam?
The enemy was hard to find in the jungles of South Vietnam. The answer is jungles.
How was Louisiana involved in the Vietnam war?
Much of the training to prepare troops for the conditions of the Vietnam jungles was done there.
Which chemical product was used to destroy the jungles of Vietnam?
The defoliant Agent Orange .
How did the geography of Vietnam benefit the people in Vietnam?
The dense jungles that encompass most of Vietnam inhibits the mobility of a mechanized force like that of America and the South Vietnamese. They were forced to fight literally in the Vietcong's backyard, which of course was well known by its defenders. Also, the use of ambush and guerrilla tactics are amplified in this terrain, enabling concealment and ease of mobility on foot.
What was the napalm in the Vietnam war?
Napalm was used by the US Army because the Vietcong( North Vietnam) used guerrilla tactics and there jungles were so think the us army had to find a way throw with out getting attack from surprise. The napalm is a jelly based atomic bomb that set the jungle on fire. napalm was not the only thing they used they also use agent orange witch was a pesticide that killed the plants.
What part of vientam did the war take place?
The main part of the Vietnam war war was fought in the jungles.
What do the red green and yellow colors for Vietnam vets represent?
Yellow is for the welcome home they never got Green is for the jungles of vietnam Red is for the blood shed of their brothers and sisters
What was the name of the weed killer used to defoliate vietnam's jungles?
the weed killer was called 2,4-D or agent orange.
Why the Americans lost the Vietnam wars?
The Americans didn't lose. They were unfamiliar with the territory of Vietnam and were not properly prepared. The terrains of the jungles were nothing like the landscape in the US. It was just a matter of unfamiliarity.
What countries besides Vietnam were affected by Agent Orange?
Vietnam wasn't affected; SOUTH Vietnam was affected. NORTH Vietnam may not have been sprayed, but parts of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Cambodia/Laos may have caught some of it. SOUTH Vietnam is where the vegetation was...that's were the enemy was hiding...that's where the forests and jungles had to be destroyed...to uncover the enemy...and keep him from remaining hidden. If the enemy was hiding and using forests and jungles in NORTH Vietnam...the US simply bombed the heck out of those areas. The place looked like the moon (all bomb craters!).
What kind of war did the Vietnam War start as?
The Vietnam war originally began as a "guerrilla war" this meant a great deal of fighting in the jungles between the North and the South. It eventually turned into a war in the air but this was much later.
