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∙ 16y agoNorth vietnamese fought by firing their bullets 3 or 5 times then running away so they don't get shot. This strategy made the U.S troops angry
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∙ 11y agoThe Viet Cong depended on concealment, surprise attacks, and ambushes
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∙ 12y agothey fought with guerrilla warfare (pronounced gorilla) with things like booby traps and bombs and those kinda of things. The "guerillas" were farmers by day, but were fighters by night.
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What are north and south army names?
NVA-North Viet Army ARVN-Army Republic South Vietnam During the Civil war, the South were the Confederates, and the North were the Union
How many US soldiers were black who fought in the Vietnam War?
We were fighting both the North Vietnamese Army, and the "Viet Cong." Viet Cong translates to People's Army. They were mostly South Vietnamese citizens recruited by North Vietnam agents to help the North fight to unify Viet Nam. Both armies were supplied with Chinese and Russian military equipment and weapons.
Why were the war tactics in the Vietnam war different to other wars?
Wars prior to Vietnam were ground taking wars (territorial gains). Vietnam was a body count war-a war of attrition.
Why did congress pass the gulf of tonkin act of 1964?
1. Transitional phase of the war, from a strictly guerrilla war in South Vietnam to a conventional war between the regular army of North Vietnam and the regular Army of the United States in South Vietnam. 2. Open warfare between North Vietnam and the US; commencing with the direct aerial bombing of North Vietnam in August 1964. Followed up by Operation Rolling Thunder in 1965.
Who won the Vietnam war between US and Vietnam?
American tactics in the Vietnam War?
what were the american tactics in the vietnam war
What is the correct name for the Vietnam army during the Vietnam War?
For North Vietnam or South Vietnam? The North Vietnamese were known simply as the 'North Vietnamese Army' (NVA) to US forces, but their actual title was Vietnam Peoples' Army, as it common practice in Communist states. The South Vietnamese Army was referred to as the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN).
Who are the invaders of the Vietnam War?
NVA (North Vietnamese Army).
What communist guerrilla forces supported by north Vietnam?
North Vietnam aided Viet Cong or the National Liberation Front (NLF) in a guerilla war against the anti-communist. The army of the North was called People's Army of Vietnam or North Vietnamese Army.
Who did the US go against in the Vietnam war?
In the Vietnam War the US opposed the invasion of South Korea by North Korea. The fighters from North Korea, who used guerilla tactics, were known as the Viet Cong.
What was the major army of the north called?
Which war, US Civil war? Union. Vietnam? NVA - North Vietnamese Army - actual army VC - Viet Cong - guerrilla fighters
What were the sides to the Vietnam war?
The North Vietnam Army (NVA) and the United States.(with help from Australia and minimal help from South Vietnam)
Great sayings by military leaders?
Don't fix it, if it's not broken (US Army). Strategy is outside of cannon shot (range). Tactics is within cannon shot (range) (Napoleon). Search and Destroy (Vietnam War). Body Count (Vietnam War). Bomb them back into the stone age (General LeMay referring to North Vietnam). Torch it (Vietnam War: Using the zippo cigarette lighter). Chopper em in (Vietnam War).
What are north and south army names?
NVA-North Viet Army ARVN-Army Republic South Vietnam During the Civil war, the South were the Confederates, and the North were the Union
How was or was not The Vietnam War a civil war?
It was not a civil war because it was mainly The North Vietnam Army (NVA) vs the United States and our allies like Australia.
What was the result of the Vietnam war after American forces were withdrawn?
The North Vietnamese Army would break the treaty and invaded South Vietnam. South Vietnam quickly fell to North Vietnam, which created one, Socialist Vietnam.
Who Truly won the Vietnam War?
North Vietnamese Army (NVA) T54 medium tanks crashed thru South Vietnam's capital's gates on 30 April 1975. North Vietnam won the war.
