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The explaination I was given (in military communications school) was that the Viet Cong were often called abbreviated in messages as VC. In the military, the phonetic alphabet would be used to send the radio message 'Victor Charlie' which got shortened to just Charlie.
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∙ 15y agoThe American Soldiers called them "Victor Charlie" because both words have VC for initials. Sometimes the "Victor" would get dropped, just leaving "Charlie." In the military's phonetic alphabet, Victor is the word for V and Charlie is the word for C. There's a word for every letter...say your callsign today is V3C45 and the battalion supply sergeant's was E5N76. If you need to order a case of rations and two cans of water, you'll call the supply sergeant by saying "Echo Five November Seven Six, this is Victor Three Charlie Four Five...over."
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Who were fighting in the war Vietnam?
NVA and VC.
Why did North-Vietnam helped the vietcong?
The VC were an ally.
Laos North Vietnam Cambodia and South Vietnam formed what during the Vietcong war?
Nothing. Simply a region known as Southeast Asia. The VC operated in South Vietnam. The NVA had bases in Cambodia which supplemented VC operations in RVN (which the US went after in May 1970-COSVN/Central Office South Vietnam). The VC were secondary players (participants) to the NVA, especially after 1968.
What did Muhammad Ali say about Vietnam?
"No VC ever called me a N-----"
Who was in volved in the Vietnam war?
US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand, S. Korea, S. Vietnam against North Vietnam and VC.
Who did the Australians fight in Vietnam?
NVA and VC.
Who was your enemys in the Vietnam war?
Nva & vc.
Who were fighting in the war Vietnam?
NVA and VC.
Who fights in the Vietnam war?
NVA and VC.
What countries were fighting in the Vietnam War?
North Vietnam/VC vs allies
Who was the Vietnam war agianst?
North Vietnam/VC against the US/allies.
Which people used guerrilla tactics in Vietnam?
VC.
Why did North-Vietnam helped the vietcong?
The VC were an ally.
Who was the us fightinging in Vietnam war?
Nva/vc.
Who were australians enemies in the Vietnam war?
Nva & Vc.
Who was the commmunist in Vietnam war?
North Vietnam along with it's Southern guerillas living in South Vietnam (VC).
Who was the vietnamese communist during the Vietnam war?
North Vietnam & VC living in South VN.
