They were trying to fight a guerrilla war using conventional tactics.
They were trying to fight a guerrilla war using conventional tactics.
U.S. forces struggled to defeat the Viet Cong due to their guerrilla warfare tactics, which included ambushes, hit-and-run attacks, and blending in with the civilian population. The Viet Cong's deep knowledge of the local terrain allowed them to evade U.S. troops effectively. Additionally, their ability to gain popular support among the local population made it challenging for U.S. forces to distinguish between combatants and non-combatants, complicating military operations. This asymmetric warfare proved difficult for conventional U.S. forces to counter effectively.
Viet-cong However, the Viet Cong was the army. Communist civilians are communists. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They were called the Viet Minh while fighting the French. The Viet Cong was not the army, it was a guerrilla organization. The North Vietnamese Army (NVA) was the army, but all were communists who supported Ho Chi Minh.
Apache - Viet Cong soldier - was born in 1936.
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They were trying to fight a guerrilla war using conventional tactics.
They could wage only a limited war, plus most U.S soldiers in Vietnam were young and inexperienced.
Viet Cong was created in 1954.
Viet Cong ended in 1976.
U.S. forces struggled to defeat the Viet Cong due to their guerrilla warfare tactics, which included ambushes, hit-and-run attacks, and blending in with the civilian population. The Viet Cong's deep knowledge of the local terrain allowed them to evade U.S. troops effectively. Additionally, their ability to gain popular support among the local population made it challenging for U.S. forces to distinguish between combatants and non-combatants, complicating military operations. This asymmetric warfare proved difficult for conventional U.S. forces to counter effectively.
Viet Cong
Viet Cong is the National Liberation Front.
Viet-cong However, the Viet Cong was the army. Communist civilians are communists. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They were called the Viet Minh while fighting the French. The Viet Cong was not the army, it was a guerrilla organization. The North Vietnamese Army (NVA) was the army, but all were communists who supported Ho Chi Minh.
There is no such thing as a Viet Cong flag.
Vietnam could be considered as being synonymous to Viet Cong.
1954 the french lost against the Viet Cong
Viet Minh