American Military Tactics

Question 1

The US army was designed to fight in what type of war ?

Answer 1

A conventional war

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Question 2

In Vietnam what did the US have to do with their tactics?

Answer 2

They had to rapidly change to deal with jungle warfare against a Guerrilla army
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Question 3

What could the American not use in the jungle warfare?

Answer 3

Military vehicles e.g. Tanks and artillery as they would get stuck
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Question 4

How long did American troops enlist for compared to the Viet Cong soldiers?

Answer 4

The US troops signed up for one year where as Viet Cong troops signed up for years
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Question 5

What did this mean for the Americans ?

Answer 5

Short commissions for officers and rotation of troops led loss of expertise in the field
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Question 6

Military methods used by the US were blunt and did not capture what?

Answer 6

The Hearts and Minds of the local population

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Question 7

The use of what weapons was indiscriminate and caused long term problems for the local population?

Answer 7

The use of Napalm and Agent Orange

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Question 8

Which historian argued that the war was winnable , but that the American military had been let down by the politicians back home?

Answer 8

G.Sharp

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