How did the Viet Cong fight?

Answer 1

US Tactics were South Vietnamese Tactics

Working closely with the Army of the South Vietnamese (Arvin's) the Americans tried to make it difficult for the Viet Cong (Vietnamese Communists - 'Victor Charlie') to gain support from the South Vietnamese peasants.

'Strategic Hamlet' attempted to place peasants in fortified villages at night, where they couldn't be 'infiltrated'. This backfired badly. It was very unpopular with the peasants who resented being so far away from their rice fields and ancestors. VC demolished many of the fortified villages anyway.

The Air War - Frustrated by lack of success on the ground, the US tried to win the war from the air. Operation Rolling Thunder that began with dropping millions of tons of High Explosive bombs on North Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh trail.his was backed up by phosphorous and napalm bombs - the latter causing dreadful burns to thousand of innocent civilians.When this failed to break down the jungle cover the USAF started 'Operation Ranch Hand' - the defoliation programme, using Agent Orange. This deadly chemical cocktail, containing dioxin, killed off millions of acres of jungle to try to weaken the VC - but left a horrendous legacy in Vietnam. The dioxin got into the food chain causing chromosome damage to humans. There were hundreds of cases of children born with deformities.

Answer 2

Just like the US. The Republic of South Vietnam had an Air Force, Navy, Army, and Marine Corps (supplied and trained by the US). The ONLY difference was the South did NOT use their Air Force to fight over the skies of North Vietnam. The Southern AF only supported their ground units in South Vietnam.
They fought the north. South Vietnam had: an Air Force; Marine Corps, Navy, and Army.

Answer 3

Hit and run.

Answer 4

guerrilla warfare