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What were the geographical destinations of the tet offensive attacks what does this suggest about the vietcong forces?
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What was one difficulty that U.S soldiers faced while fighting in Vietnam?
Not being able to find the Vietcong's. Vietcong's spent the day hiding, which restricted the American Troops attacks.
Which battle tactics were commonly employed by the VietCong?
There are many tactics that the VietCong used in the Vietnam war. The most common tactic used was surprise attacks and ambushes due to extensive tunneling underground.
Who were the vietcong and what role did they play in the vietnamese struggle?
The Vietcong were South Vietnamese and Cambodians in a political organization supported by North Vietnam to carry out guerrilla attacks against South Vietnam it support of the northern military.
Why was the tet offensive considered theing point of the war?
General Westmoreland declared that the Tet offensive was a major defeat for the Vietcong. From a military standpoint, he was right. The Vietcong lost about 32,000 soldiers during attacks. The United States and South Vietnam lost only 3,000 soldiers. The Tet offensive shattered America's confidence in the war when highly regarded CBS Newsman Walter Cronkite stood on the streets of Hue and said that the war was not win-able. The Tet offensive lasted for nearly a month, including house-to-house street fighting in Hue for three weeks during February of 1968.
What military strategy did Americans use against the vietcong?
Not being a regular army like the NVA, the VC were forced to utilize mainly guerrilla tactics (hit & run).
Vietnamese war offensive?
Tet '68; 1972 Easter offensive and 1975 victory offensive, these last two offensives were conventional tank & infantry attacks.
Massive attack by the Viet Cong in 1968?
That was called the Tet Offensive as it was launched during the Vietnames holy day of Tet.
Why did the Vietnamese Tet Offensive mark a dramatic turning point in the war?
The Tet offensive marked the moment when what had been seen as a manageable overseas conflict turned into something much more messy. The assaults launched by the Viet Cong against the South Vietnamese and their US Military allies in early 1968 were a military fiasco. But the size of the offensive, the dramatic increase in US troop numbers it triggered, and the consequent loss of life on all sides, weighed heavily on US public opinion. The offensive also involved a draining battle for the Khe Sanh airstrip, used as a US Marine base. Khe Sanh became a symbol of the war's futility, abandoned as it was in June 1968, deemed to be of no strategic worth
What offensive attacks can Abra know?
it carnt learn any moves by leveling it up but you can use TM's on it.
When did the tet offense occur?
The Tet offensive occured on the 30 January 1968, it was a campaign of surprise attacks throughout South Vietnam during a period when no attacks were supposed to take place.
Where did queens live in the medieval times?
in a castle desiged to be offensive to any attacks like a fort.
In which event did North Vietnamese forces launch surprise attacks in South Vietnam during a Vietnamese holiday?
Tet Offensive.
