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What was the nature of the Vietnam War? - Coggle Diagram
What was the nature of the Vietnam War?
Viet Cong
Weapons
The 20th century weapons owned by the Vietnamese were all originally from the US
They supplemented these weapons with some from the 16th century like crossbows, spear launchers, spikes...
They would camouflage traps with the environments from the forests, implementing thing such as hidden mantraps, porcupines, bomb of spikes...
The Viet Cong regulars were usually armed with mortars and automatic weapons captured down the years from French and Americans
They carried heavy explosives to the walls of American army barracks
Tactics
"the enemy in Vietnam is too often invisible, striking from the shadows
Propaganda such as film and radio portrayed Vietnamese heroism
Terrain, environment and weather were used by the Vietnamese as weapons during combat
They stole and used weapons from the US
The Viet Cong had become adept not only at moving fast themselves but also at slowing the Vietnamese Army down
Peasants and other people in the Villages showed support to the Viet Cong
The Viet Cong acquired mockups of the fortified villages from the government, where they can plan surprise attacks
The Viet Cong regulars were usually well trained
The professional army emerged from tunnels and foxholes to do battle
They effectively dodged patrols and cut through barbed wire barricades
They fought American planes by firing from unseen places in the forest
One of the guerilla warfare tactics that they implemented involved cleaning the battlefields of any remaining weapons
Members of the Viet Cong who were hurt or wounded during battle were carried out by women
Villagers welcomed and protected Viet Cong troupes by the American gangster protection principle
The general headquarters were constantly moved
Leaders
Nguyễn Hữu Thọ,, Chief of the Viet Cong
"We will fight on, for the absolute victory of peace democracy and national liberation"
Members of the Viet Cong central committee
Nguyễn Văn Trỗi,
I couldn't find the other names but they are listed in minute 8:45 of the video