Vietcong Tactics - Small Arms

Question 1

What percentage of Americans were killed by small arms fire?

Answer 1

•51%

Question 2

What are small arms?

Answer 2

• Pistols
• Rifles
• Machine guns
• Basic military equipment

Question 3

The ambushes, often referred to as ‘fire fights’ would involve how many men, where were the men and how close would they fight?

Answer 3

• A few dozen men
• On each side
• Fought at close range

Question 4

What would the Vietcong do if they had to fight the Americans in big battles, what would it make difficult for the Americans to do and why?

Answer 4

• Keep as close as they can to them during the fighting
• Make it difficult for the Americans to call in artillery fire or air strikes
• Because they could end up hitting their own forces