Tactics
The VietCong Tactics
Guerrilla warfare was not a very common war tactic at the time, because it use a small group of people who were stealthy and use the element of surprise to take down their enemies. North Vietnamese soldiers would quickly sneak up U.S soldiers attack them without being noticed.They would also set up land mines, booby traps, planting bombs in town that US soldiers were heading too. Also sometimes North Vietnamese soldiers would dress up as peasants, so that US soldiers were unable to detect them.
Cu Chi tunnels were built underground so that North Vietnamese were able to move from place to place without US soldiers knowing. Also they were use to transport food, weapons and living quarters for some of the soldiers.
"Hanging on the Belt" is when North Vietnamese soldiers would stay extremely close to American soldiers, so that American soldiers were unable to call for artillery backup without killing their own men in the process
The Ho Chi Minh Trail consist of many trails and some were dummy trails to throw off the American. The trails was a way for the North Vietnamese to move supplies like food and weapons that were given from China and Russia. These route ran through the jungle from Laos to Cambodia.
Guerrilla warfare was not a very common war tactic at the time, because it use a small group of people who were stealthy and use the element of surprise to take down their enemies. North Vietnamese soldiers would quickly sneak up U.S soldiers attack them without being noticed.They would also set up land mines, booby traps, planting bombs in town that US soldiers were heading too. Also sometimes North Vietnamese soldiers would dress up as peasants, so that US soldiers were unable to detect them.
Cu Chi tunnels were built underground so that North Vietnamese were able to move from place to place without US soldiers knowing. Also they were use to transport food, weapons and living quarters for some of the soldiers.
"Hanging on the Belt" is when North Vietnamese soldiers would stay extremely close to American soldiers, so that American soldiers were unable to call for artillery backup without killing their own men in the process
The Ho Chi Minh Trail consist of many trails and some were dummy trails to throw off the American. The trails was a way for the North Vietnamese to move supplies like food and weapons that were given from China and Russia. These route ran through the jungle from Laos to Cambodia.
American Tactics
Search and Destroy was when Americans would search for North Vietnamese soldiers, but these would fail due to guerrilla warfare. This lead to "zippo raids", where American soldiers would burn down villages. It was called "zippo raids, because most of the soldiers smoke cigarettes, they would care around a zippo lighter with them.
Strategic hamlet is when American soldiers would move rural peasants to isolated areas away from communist groups, this would then strength the ties between the people and the South Vietnamese government.
Agent Orange was chemical that was sprayed all over rural landscape in Vietnam. In hope to kill off all the trees, plants and any food, so that the enemy wasn't able to hide in the tree or receive food. This later on causes many problems due to the chemical dioxin that would cause birth defects, cancer and other health issues.
Search and Destroy was when Americans would search for North Vietnamese soldiers, but these would fail due to guerrilla warfare. This lead to "zippo raids", where American soldiers would burn down villages. It was called "zippo raids, because most of the soldiers smoke cigarettes, they would care around a zippo lighter with them.
Strategic hamlet is when American soldiers would move rural peasants to isolated areas away from communist groups, this would then strength the ties between the people and the South Vietnamese government.
Agent Orange was chemical that was sprayed all over rural landscape in Vietnam. In hope to kill off all the trees, plants and any food, so that the enemy wasn't able to hide in the tree or receive food. This later on causes many problems due to the chemical dioxin that would cause birth defects, cancer and other health issues.