The Air Base was attacted in Jan. 1967
The Vietcong were masters at guerrilla warfare. They would come and attack by surprise, then retreat before we had a chance to fight back.
Prior to 1972 Pleiku was headquarters to the USAs 4th ID. In 1972 the NVA launched their "Easter Offensive" in the Pleiku/Kontum region which was beaten back by SACs B52s; and in which the US Army experimented with their newly invented TOW anti-tank missile, knocking out at least two dozen NVA PT76 & T54 tanks.
The Vietcong's use of terror
Was nationalism a stronger motivating force for the vietcong and why?
The Cu Chi Tunnels is a tunnel network underneath the Cu Chi forest which was built and maintained by the VietCong Guerilla Forces in South Vietnam in order to attack encamped American positions near Cu Chi. Given that Americans were larger than Vietnamese, it was almost impossible for Americans to pursue the VietCong into the tunnels, leading to numerous successful VietCong raids on American positions and many American casualties.
The population of Pleiku is 186,763.
The area of Pleiku is 261 square kilometers.
The Vietcong were masters at guerrilla warfare. They would come and attack by surprise, then retreat before we had a chance to fight back.
Prior to 1972 Pleiku was headquarters to the USAs 4th ID. In 1972 the NVA launched their "Easter Offensive" in the Pleiku/Kontum region which was beaten back by SACs B52s; and in which the US Army experimented with their newly invented TOW anti-tank missile, knocking out at least two dozen NVA PT76 & T54 tanks.
Disrupt the airfield (by making holes in it) and destroying parked aircraft.
Pleiku is a town in Vietnam and is the capital of the Gia Lai Province. Its total area is 101 square miles and its elevation is 2,420 feet.
Pleiku Air Base was established in 1962 by the United States during the Vietnam War. It served as a strategic airbase and logistics hub for American military operations in the region.
the vietcong
The Vietcong's use of terror
Was nationalism a stronger motivating force for the vietcong and why?
The vietcong became a legitimate political party because of the Paris Peace Accords.
During 1970-1971, Pleiku in Vietnam was home to several army bases, most notably Camp Holloway, which served as the headquarters of the US Army 4th Infantry Division. Additionally, Camp Enari, known as Dragon Mountain, was located nearby and served as the main base for the 4th Infantry Division. There were also several smaller bases and fire support bases scattered throughout the region surrounding Pleiku.