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Wearing down the enemy, until he either surrendered, gave up, or was killed off (dead).
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Explian what a war attrition mean?
Vietnam was a war of attrition. Kill as many communists as possible. The communists in turn, will try to do the same to us. He that kills the most wins the war. The measuring device was the "Body Count." The tactic used was "Search and Destroy." Vietnam War: 1. Strategy-Attrition 2. Tactics-Search and Destroy 3. Result (add em up)-Body Count
What were strategic objectives of US Military Assistance Command in Vietnam War?
Attrition of the enemy, with body counts.
Situation where each side in a war tries to wear down the other by constant attacks?
war of attrition
Jefferson Davis wanted to fight a war of attrition in which the South would?
The North wanted to fight a war of attrition which basically means they would just use their greater population to do as much damage as possible to the South. The South had a smaller population and therefore would have found it quite difficult to fight a war of attrition.
What are major characteristics of the Vietnam war?
Air war over North Vietnam. Ground war in South Vietnam; Riverine war in South Vietnam.
What did the turning point of Vietnam show?
That the war of "attrition" was not working.
Why were the war tactics in the Vietnam war different to other wars?
Wars prior to Vietnam were ground taking wars (territorial gains). Vietnam was a body count war-a war of attrition.
War tatics during the Vietnam war?
A war of attrition; find the enemy & then destroy him. Search & Destroy.
What were some stratigies used in Vietnam?
A war of attrition; search and destroy to obtain body counts.
What was used by the US to determine how well they were doing in the Vietnam War?
Body count became the measure of success in a war of attrition.
Explian what a war attrition mean?
Vietnam was a war of attrition. Kill as many communists as possible. The communists in turn, will try to do the same to us. He that kills the most wins the war. The measuring device was the "Body Count." The tactic used was "Search and Destroy." Vietnam War: 1. Strategy-Attrition 2. Tactics-Search and Destroy 3. Result (add em up)-Body Count
What were strategic objectives of US Military Assistance Command in Vietnam War?
Attrition of the enemy, with body counts.
Was it logical for the US to engage in a war of attrition in Vietnam?
Vietnam today is as it would be if the United States was never there since politicly that was was lost by the U.S.So it was not logical in the first place.
What were the statagies the US used in the Vietnam war?
Strategy: Attrition Tactic: Search & Destroy Accounting process: Body Count
What were strategies used in the Vietnam War?
Strategy-Attrition Tactic-Search & Destroy
Was it Americas tactics fault for the Vietnam war?
Wars previous to Vietnam, for the US, was taking ground. Because of the nature of this limited war, "taking ground" was replaced with "attrition (body counts)", which called for the TACTIC of "Search and Destroy."
Situation where each side in a war tries to wear down the other by constant attacks?
war of attrition
