Vietcong Tactics - Ho Chi Minh Trail

Question 1

What was supplied through the Ho Chi Minh Trail?

Answer 1

•Vietcong’s weapons

Question 2

How long were the network roads by the end of the war and where did they run to, from and through?

Answer 2

• 15,000 kilometres
• North Vietnam to South Vietnam
• Through jungles and mountains

Question 3

Up to how many routes could there be between two points, what benefit did it present and what did this benefit mean they could do?

Answer 3

• Up to 10 routes
• If one route was bombed, another could be used
• This meant the weapons, materials and men could be supplied to the Vietcong all the way through the war