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Vietnam War The Viet Cong: Tactics and Support
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Let's explore main reasons why the Viet Cong proved to be so resiliant and difficult to defeat. This mind map outlines the main tactics of the Viet Cong and suggests reasons on why the operated so effectively.
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cold war 1945-90
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Vietnam War The Viet Cong: Tactics and Support
Supplies
Depended on supplies from North Vietnam
Supplies delivered along the Ho Chi Minh trail
40,000 Vietnamese worked to keep the trail open and protected
Commitment
Number of Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed in the war was an estimated 1 million
Strength of the Viet Cong fighters was their attitude not to give in to defeat
Guerrilla Warfare
Small units with limited weapons
Wore no uniform; hard to distinguish from peasants
Attacked isolated units of US soldiers
Ambushes in the jungle terrified US soldiers
Civilian Support
Viet Cong expected to respect Vietnamese peasants
Prepared to kill peasants who opposed them or cooperated with the enemy
1966-1971: killed an estimated 27,000 civilians
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