Guerrilla Warfare Flashcards
Summarise Guerrilla Tactics
Hit-and-Run Tactics.
Because the VC knew they couldn’t the USA in open battle, they’d come out of hiding and attack US personnel and equipment.
Why were Guerrilla Tactics perfect for Vietcong?
Because they were ideal for jungle conditions.
Name 3 examples of attacks the VC Guerrillas would do.
- Ambushes
- Sabotage US Bases
- Booby Traps
How did the guerrillas travel through the jungle so efficiently?
Using a complex series of underground tunnels & shelters.
How did the guerrillas prevent the Americans from using their tunnel system?
VC Guerrillas knew where deadly booby traps were hidden. US troops were often killed by booby traps.
Americans were too broad to fit through the tunnels.
Why was it difficult to separate VC guerrillas from regular Vietnamese peasants?
Because they all wore the same clothing.
Why were underground shelters useful to the VC?
They could avoid US air raids.
The VC had much support in villages, what did they do if peasants didn’t support them?
They’d terrorise them into providing them with food and shelter.
How did the VC get supplies from the North Vietnamese?
Via the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
Other Communist countries, such as China and USSR, gave at least ____ tonnes of supplies a day to NV to fight the USA.
6000 tonnes.
What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
A series of trails, often through dense jungles and crossing mountains and rivers, from North Vietnam to South.
The trails could be accessed on foot, bike or truck.
They went through neutral Laos and Cambodia too.
