American Tactics Flashcards
How was agent orange distributed?
Helicopters
Why was agent orange used?
To destroy food/farms and cover that the Vietnamese troops used, to help the U.S troops.
Was there other things like Agent orange?
It was one of several rainbow herbicides, agent white, purple, pick, green and blue.
Agent orange was __ times more concentrated than regular herbicides.
50
When was agent orange used?
1965-1970
What was agent orange?
A toxic chemical herbicide
How many deaths did Agent orange cause?
4.8 million
How many children were born with birth defects caused by agent orange?
400,000
What was agent orange eventually found to be a violation of?
The Geneva contract, so the US gradually stopped using it.
What health issues did agent orange cause?
Tumors, rashes, birth defects, physcological symptoms both within the US and vietnamese troops.
How does agent orange still affect things today?
Things still cant grow where it was sprayed.
What was one problem with S+D?
Couldn’t identify the enemy as they were dressed as regular people
‘____ _____’ meant kill the most
body count
Why did S+D not really work?
The communist leaders recruited 200,000 a year, the US couldn’t kill them fast enough.
What did ground troops do in S+D?
Destroyed people and their bases/homes.
What was the aim of S+D?
to weed out the vietcong in southern villages.
How many killed in the first S+D mission and what was it called?
1.106 reported dead in operation Attleboro
What did the US do once the commnists were dead in S+D?
retreated, they didn’t hold the territory.
What were the US told to do in S+D?
Kill anyone not just troops.
What was operation cedar fall?
a major S+D assault on the iron triangle which resulted in 720 killed and 230 captured
What major part of the battle did S+D lose and why?
The battle of hearts and mind, the US were killing innocent civilians as well as Vietcong, therefore making the civilians go against the US and support the vietcong
