How significant was strategy of ‘search and destroy’ as a reason for the USA’s lack of success in the Vietnam War? The United States lost the Vietnam War due to many reasons for example; team-killing. The American hi-tech tactics consistently eliminated the wrong people and weakened their own troops; however the Viet Cong 's guerrilla tactics were relevant to the nature of the combat.
The Americans were trying to supply a war 8,000 miles from America but the Viet Cong were equipped with firearms and explosives by the Chinese, Soviet Union, and Warsaw Pact allies.
The South Vietnamese regime was weak, brutal and corrupt. The South Vietnamese peasants supported and sheltered the Viet Cong.
In terms of popularity and motivation the war became …show more content…
Mingling in with the other citizens, wearing everyday clothing. The Americans could not identify who the enemy …show more content…
Weapons ranges from artillery, air support, small firearms, soldier support weapons, bayonets, ground transportation, to hand combat weapons.
Landmines would be used by placing bombs on the ground that would activate when the enemy steps foot on it. The mine would then be triggered when the foot in taken off it. Landmines consisted of bouncing betties or toe poppers, which were very commonly used in the war.
Booby traps were used to harm the enemy; and not kill them in anyway. They often had a layer of ground that could go through so that when the foot on an enemy soldier landed on it goes through the stakes; sometimes layers of spikes would be beneath it too which could have been poison tipped or the Viet Cong 's feces in order to cause an infection.
Trips wires could have been explosive or non-explosive in order to trick the enemies ' minds. Sometimes they were used to activate a toxic tipped arrow into firing at the opposition or used to trigger a grenade into detonating or a spiked ball in impact onto the enemy. These were very harmful and use also be used to cause a chain reaction on explosives
The Americans were trying to supply a war 8,000 miles from America but the Viet Cong were equipped with firearms and explosives by the Chinese, Soviet Union, and Warsaw Pact allies.
The South Vietnamese regime was weak, brutal and corrupt. The South Vietnamese peasants supported and sheltered the Viet Cong.
In terms of popularity and motivation the war became …show more content…
Mingling in with the other citizens, wearing everyday clothing. The Americans could not identify who the enemy …show more content…
Weapons ranges from artillery, air support, small firearms, soldier support weapons, bayonets, ground transportation, to hand combat weapons.
Landmines would be used by placing bombs on the ground that would activate when the enemy steps foot on it. The mine would then be triggered when the foot in taken off it. Landmines consisted of bouncing betties or toe poppers, which were very commonly used in the war.
Booby traps were used to harm the enemy; and not kill them in anyway. They often had a layer of ground that could go through so that when the foot on an enemy soldier landed on it goes through the stakes; sometimes layers of spikes would be beneath it too which could have been poison tipped or the Viet Cong 's feces in order to cause an infection.
Trips wires could have been explosive or non-explosive in order to trick the enemies ' minds. Sometimes they were used to activate a toxic tipped arrow into firing at the opposition or used to trigger a grenade into detonating or a spiked ball in impact onto the enemy. These were very harmful and use also be used to cause a chain reaction on explosives