vietcong military tactics Flashcards
what were the 8 Vietcong tactics
peasants
enemy
guerrilla
give an example of the peasants tactic
the Vietcong treated peasants in villages with respect so if they needed to use their villages as places to get food shelter or hiding places they could trust peasants to help them.
give an example of the enemy tactic
They would frustrate the Americans by simply retreating when the enemy attacked; raiding enemy camps; attacking the enemy when they were tired and pursuing the enemy when they retreated
give an example of guerrilla tactics
No uniform so they could not be spotted by anyone
booby traps such as trip wires, sharpened bamboo spikes and land mines
they would attack and then disappeared into 240 km of tunnels
used small fire arms
would attack and retreat to lower enemy moral.