WAR TACTICS OF THE VIETNAM WAR.
U.S.A. TACTICS.
The United States Air Tactits – Frustrated by lack of success on the ground, the US tried to win the war from the air. Operation Rolling Thunder that began with dropping millions of Explosive bombs on North Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh trail. Along with that came napalm bombs which caused dreadful burns to thousand of innocent civilians. When this failed to break down the jungle cover the USAF started ‘Operation Ranch Hand’ – the defoliation programme, using Agent Orange. This deadly chemical cocktail, containing dioxin, killed millions of acres of jungle to try to weaken the Viet Cong. The dioxin got into the food chain causing chromosome damage to humans. There were hundreds of cases of children born with deformities.Through all the aircraft, the helicopter (mainly Bell Huey) was the most useful, dropping platoons in jungle clearings. They were excellent air ambulances.
Viet Cong War Tactics.
The fighting tactics used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War were:
Booby Traps
Trip Wires
Hiding
- unpredictable
- unconventional
- deceitful
- depriving
Booby Traps
Trip Wires
Hiding