Tactics Flashcards
What planes were the VC supplied with?
Russian MiGs
How long did Johnson’s bombing campaign last? When was it ended?
3 years
After the Tet Offensive
How much did it cost to kill one VC?
$400,000
Why was it so expensive to kill a VC soldier?
Operation Rolling Thunder- aircraft and bombs were so expensive
How many helicopters were destroyed?
5000
How many planes were destroyed?
3500
How many US and SV planes were shot down?
14,000
How many Vietnamese civilians were killed in 1968?
300,000 mainly due to bombing raids
How many acres of land were destroyed from chemical weapons?
5.4 million
4 million from agent orange
When were ground forces particularly ineffective?
After 1967 when drafted soldiers returned home after a year
What percentage of drafted soldiers were killed in their first 3 months of fighting?
43%
How many times more men were treated for drug abuse than combat wounds?
4
% casualties from booby traps
11%
US gun used
M16
Ineffective in wet conditions
How many civilians were killed for every weapon captured?
6
How did the VC limit air support?
Hanging onto American belts
What cities were affected from Operation Rolling Thunder?
Hanoi
Haiphong
How many NV and VC were killed?
900,000
What methods did VC use to treat south Vietnamese?
Carrot and stick
How many VC in SV?
170,000
What gun did VC use?
AK47
How much aid did China and Soviet Union provide to VC?
$2 billion
% of casualties from small arms fire
51%
How many US troops died?
60,000
How many brought aid and weapons through the Ho Chi Minh trail?
40,000
