Tactics Of Viet Cong And USA Flashcards
When was the My Lai massacre?
March 1968
How many civilians were killed by US soldiers in the My Lai massacre?
300-400
How many civilians were killed in the first 4 hours of the My Lai massacre?
300
How many weapons were found in the My Lai massacre?
3
How many non-combatants were killed in the My Lai massacre according to the officers report?
20 were accidentally killed
Which magazine published pictures of the My Lai massacre?
Life magazine
What happened in March 1971?
Lieutenant William Calley was found guilty of murdering 32 civilians
When was Calley sentenced to 20 years’ hard labour?
August 1971
When was Calley released?
3 years later (1974)
How many anti-war protestors showed up in Washington DC. in November 1969?
700,000
How many Vietnamese civilians were killed in 1968?
300,000
How many Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers died during the Vietnam war?
Over 1 million
How much did the Soviet Union and China give to the communists in total?
$2 billion
When was the Tet Offensive launched?
January 1968
What was the Tet Offensive?
The communists attacked 100 cities and military targets
How many experienced fighters did the Viet Cong lose in the Tet Offensive?
10,000
What did CBS journalists Walter Cronkite say after the Tet Offensive?
“What the hell is going on? I thought we were winning the war.”
What did Don Oberdorfer of the Washington Post (1971) say?
“The American people and most of the leaders reached the conclusion that the Vietnam War would require greater effort over a far longer period of time than it was younger”
When did the peace conference in Paris take place?
March 1968
How many tonnes of napalm was used between 1965-1973?
20,000
How many missions using agent orange were there?
30,000
How much forest and farm land was destroyed using agent orange between 1961-1970?
4 million acres
What percentage did the risk of getting cancer increase for those handling agent orange?
170%
How long did US soldiers have to fight for?
1 year
What gun did US soldiers use?
M16 rifles
What percentage of US casualties were caused by booby traps?
11%
Name examples of booby traps
Trip wires, sharpened bamboo spikes, bouncing Betty land mines
How many Vietnamese civilians used the Ho Chi Minh Trail to give the Viet Cong supplies?
40,000
Why didn’t the Viet Cong wear uniforms?
To blend in with peasants
How many soldiers did the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese army have in early 1965?
170,000
What percentage of US casualties were caused by small arms fire?
51%
What did the Viet Cong do to limit the use of US Arun support?
‘Hang onto American belts’
How many US troops died compared to how many Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops?
60,000 US troops and 900,000 VC and NV troops
How many times more men were treated for drug abuse than combat wounds?
4 times
What guns did the Viet Cong use?
AK47 guns
In November 1965 how many VC soldiers were killed and how many US soldiers were killed? (beginning of the war)
2,000 VC soldiers and 300 US soldiers
How many civilians did the Viet Cong kill between 1966-1971?
27,000
How many civilian casualties were there for every 1 gun found?
6
How long were the Viet Cong tunnels?
240km
How many tonnes of munitions remain unexplored in Vietnam today?
27,000
How much did it cost to kill 1 Viet Cong soldier?
$400,000
What fraction of US bombs were dropped on South Vietnam?
2/3
What percentage of the army died in the first 3 months of the soldier serving?
43%
