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USAs Tactics in Vietnam (Weaknesses (Ordinance (These all caused the…
USAs Tactics in Vietnam
Strengths
Ordinance
Helicopters= quick transport, search and destroy missions
B-52s= Large airplane bombers, Operation Rolling Thunder
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Weaknesses
Ordinance
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Agent Orange= destroyed trees, find the Vietcong hiding places. Didn't work, gave deformities to new born children
Agent Blue= Destroy crops= destroyed civilian crops, starvation, and cause long term effects such as cancer.
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These all caused the Vietnamese to hate the Americans and join up with the North. FAILURE TO WIN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THE VIETNAMESE
Can be linked to the North's Revolutionary Violence Scheme- to get the people of Vietnam to rise up against America and SV president Diem.
Operations
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Operation Ranch Hand= Dumping of Agent Orange just created deaths of civilians and serious problems.
Tactics
Free-fire zones= suspected Vietcong area, shoot first don't ask questions.
Search and Destroy= Destroy village, move people into STRATEGIC HAMLETS, move them from sacred ground.
War of Attrition= Cause immense pressure on Vietcong, underestimated their determination.