They were successful while they kept a LOW profile. Once they committed themselves to a HIGH profile...e.g. at TET in 1968, they were basically destroyed. They still existed; but they were not the same VC that they were before.
Not very succesful!
which tactics were successful and which and were not in battle of fort sumter
Find them, destroy them (Search and Destroy).
The VC utilized the tactics of guerrilla warfare .
The vietcong became a legitimate political party because of the Paris Peace Accords.
After the US withdrew from Vietnam the Vietcong came into power. South Vietnam fell under communist rule by the Vietcong.
Shoot and scoot (hit and run).
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.
The Vietcong attacked under jungle cover and mainly at night.
The Vietcong were masters at guerrilla warfare. They would come and attack by surprise, then retreat before we had a chance to fight back.
the U.S. did not defeat the Viet Cong.
which tactics were successful and which and were not in battle of fort sumter
They used guerilla tactics
Search and destroy (find 'em & kill 'em).
The tactic used was guerrilla warfare.
Find them, destroy them (Search and Destroy).
The NVA were successful, because they won the war. The VC served their purpose; but were fairly well decimated after their offensive in 1968.
In the Vietnam Conflict, the US Military used primarily "Search and Destroy" tactics. These involved sending troops into an area with the hope of inducing an ambush or sending them in to destroy enemy camps.