What tactic did the Vietnamese communists find effective as they fought American soldiers?
Peasantry
Why were the Vietcong tactics successful?
For destroying armored vehicles or bunkers, the Vietcong had highly effective rocket propelled grenades and recoilless rifles. Mortars were also available in large numbers and had the advantage of being very easy to transport. Many weapons, including booby traps and mines, were homemade in villages.
What fighting strategies did the NVA and the Vietcong use?
What fighting strategies did the Vietcong and NVA (North Vietnamese Soldiers) use to lower the morale and confidence of the American soldiers? They used guerilla warfare and hit and run tactics. They knew the land better than the Americans. They hid among the South Vietnam people.
Why was it hard to fight in Vietnam?
The war in Vietnam was difficult to fight due to the fact that the terrain was so harsh that it made the americans struggle to survive. There were 58,209 American deaths in the Vietnam war. 10,875 of them were not combat related. 482 died of illness.
Who was the youngest person to die in the Vietnam War?
Dan Bullock
What’s the life expectancy of a machine gunner in Vietnam?
What he was trying to tell me is the average life span of the machine gunner in Vietnam was seven seconds from the moment you pulled the trigger.
What was the life expectancy of a 2nd Lt in Vietnam?
For the average life expectancy to be 16 minutes, it would mean for every 2nd Lieutenant that survived a year (525,000 minutes,) 30,000 or so would have to die in 1 minute. Did hundreds of millions of 2nd Lieutenants die in Vietnam?
What attack started the Vietnam War?
It was passed on August 7, 1964, by the U.S. Congress after an alleged attack on two U.S. naval destroyers stationed off the coast of Vietnam. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution effectively launched America’s full-scale involvement in the Vietnam War.
What was the bloodiest day in Vietnam?
Nove
What President got us out of Vietnam?
President Richard M. Nixon
How did US defeat Vietnam?
The Paris Peace Accords of January 1973 saw all U.S. forces withdrawn; the Case–Church Amendment, passed by the U.S. Congress on 15 August 1973, officially ended direct U.S. military involvement. The Peace Accords were broken almost immediately, and fighting continued for two more years.