Us Tactics - Search And Destroy

Question 1

What were ‘Search and Destroy’ missions?

Answer 1

•The US would drop into villages by helicopter and shoot people who they thought were Vietcong

Question 2

What were ‘Zippo Raids’ and who did they affect?

Answer 2

•The Americans would use Zippo lighters to set fire to villages and burn down the houses of innocent farmers and peasants

Question 3

Why was it an unsuccessful tactic?

Answer 3

•No matter how many Communists they managed to kill, the Communist leaders would just recruit more.

Question 4

How many males were recruited by Communists per year?

Answer 4

•200,000 - meaning that America were never going to win the war using Search and Destroy tactics