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Notes on the Viet Cong Tactics in the Vietnam War - GCSE History
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The Viet Cong Tactics Guerrilla Warfare They attempted to avoid open combat, as they knew they would lose, this angered Americans They attacked from the defence of the forests when the opponents were at their weakest, ie after a long march Attacked the US when they were resting in their camps This scared US soldiers and turned many of them to drugs due to the fear of the warzone This was effective as it made the US question who were real soldiers or civilians Tunnel Systems - Viet Cong dug tunnel systems to protect them from bombing and search and destroy This was effective as it made the US's constant bombing and zippo raids greatly ineffective The tunnels were fitted with booby traps and explosives, which would trap Americans if they found the entrance to a tunnel, this led to many casualties Booby Traps Booby traps included bamboo spikes covered in poo, that caused infection as well as piercing the soldiers foot | the bouncing betty, this landmine would jump to the crotch area before detonating | Tin Can trap, a grenade that would detonate if a soldier tripped over a wire These were effective as they caused 60% of US soldier casualties in the war, moreover they scared soldiers on patrol who didn't want to die (obviously) this led to more drug abuse by american soldiers,...
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this then leads to worse performance in battle Ho Chi Minh Trail Ho Chi Minh trail kept the VC fighting in the south supplied with weapons, soldiers etc The trail was eventually widened as vehicles supplied by China and the USSR helped deliver supplies to the VC along the trail It was effective because of how it continuously kept the VC supplied It was ineffective because of how easily the trail could be shut down by the US
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A resource for THE USA 1954-75 GCSE history course (edexcel), these revision notes cover everything you need to know for these specific topics! Enjoy!
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The Viet Cong Tactics Guerrilla Warfare They attempted to avoid open combat, as they knew they would lose, this angered Americans They attacked from the defence of the forests when the opponents were at their weakest, ie after a long march Attacked the US when they were resting in their camps This scared US soldiers and turned many of them to drugs due to the fear of the warzone This was effective as it made the US question who were real soldiers or civilians Tunnel Systems - Viet Cong dug tunnel systems to protect them from bombing and search and destroy This was effective as it made the US's constant bombing and zippo raids greatly ineffective The tunnels were fitted with booby traps and explosives, which would trap Americans if they found the entrance to a tunnel, this led to many casualties Booby Traps Booby traps included bamboo spikes covered in poo, that caused infection as well as piercing the soldiers foot | the bouncing betty, this landmine would jump to the crotch area before detonating | Tin Can trap, a grenade that would detonate if a soldier tripped over a wire These were effective as they caused 60% of US soldier casualties in the war, moreover they scared soldiers on patrol who didn't want to die (obviously) this led to more drug abuse by american soldiers,...
The Viet Cong Tactics Guerrilla Warfare They attempted to avoid open combat, as they knew they would lose, this angered Americans They attacked from the defence of the forests when the opponents were at their weakest, ie after a long march Attacked the US when they were resting in their camps This scared US soldiers and turned many of them to drugs due to the fear of the warzone This was effective as it made the US question who were real soldiers or civilians Tunnel Systems - Viet Cong dug tunnel systems to protect them from bombing and search and destroy This was effective as it made the US's constant bombing and zippo raids greatly ineffective The tunnels were fitted with booby traps and explosives, which would trap Americans if they found the entrance to a tunnel, this led to many casualties Booby Traps Booby traps included bamboo spikes covered in poo, that caused infection as well as piercing the soldiers foot | the bouncing betty, this landmine would jump to the crotch area before detonating | Tin Can trap, a grenade that would detonate if a soldier tripped over a wire These were effective as they caused 60% of US soldier casualties in the war, moreover they scared soldiers on patrol who didn't want to die (obviously) this led to more drug abuse by american soldiers,...
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this then leads to worse performance in battle Ho Chi Minh Trail Ho Chi Minh trail kept the VC fighting in the south supplied with weapons, soldiers etc The trail was eventually widened as vehicles supplied by China and the USSR helped deliver supplies to the VC along the trail It was effective because of how it continuously kept the VC supplied It was ineffective because of how easily the trail could be shut down by the US