Fact, 9 times out of 10 during war whichever side has the best strategy will most likely win the war. In battle, in order to get the upper hand on the enemy, weapons and fighting tactics are a major key to success. While this does not guarantee victory, it at least provides soldiers with a more positive outcome. For example, in the Vietnam War, the United States had access to state of the art weaponry and decent strategists, yet fell short of their goal of preventing the spread on communism in Vietnam. It is possible to do almost everything right and still not win like the United States. Nevertheless, good weapons such as the M16, helicopters, and fighter planes; plus good fighting tactics are an important key to victory. Undoubtedly the
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PAVE NAIL was a tactic that the United States used to take over the air. PAVE NAIL is a laser guided precision weapons program “The demands of the Vietnam War forced new developments such as laser-guided-bombs that would eventually radically transform the shape of air warfare” (Schlight). The air force had been trying to get the technology such as PAVE NAIL, but it was not until a little after the war in Southeast Asia did precision weapons begin to be common “it was not until …show more content…
one of the many tactics that the Viet Cong forces used was guerrilla warfare. For example, before the American troops would hit the ground planes would make a pathway for the troops to march. Which ways a sign that told the Viet Cong that the Americans were coming, that sometimes worked in the Viet Cong’s favor. Mainly because after the Viet Cong soldiers survived the first wave of the American forces that meant that they could attack. Then that it is when the Viet Cong soldiers would sneak up and ambush the American troops. Other than PAVE NAIL , Chemical warfare was another tactic that was not uncommon in the Vietnam War. The U.S department of state and defense argued whether or no they should use chemical herbicides “Between 1961 and 1971, the United States and its allies sprayed seventy-three million liters of chemical agents over Central and Southern Vietnam to defoliate the dense vegetation of forest” ( Martini ). The United States Air Force under the code name Operation Ranch Hand had the duty of doing the dirty work in dropping the Agent Orange. Which was very poisonous due to the fact that it contained dioxin. The Viet Cong still had some tricks of their own up their sleeves “automated” weapons, like trip-wire sentry guns or weight-based landmines, which are purely reactive”( Crootof ). The Viet Cong were famous for leaving booby traps
PAVE NAIL was a tactic that the United States used to take over the air. PAVE NAIL is a laser guided precision weapons program “The demands of the Vietnam War forced new developments such as laser-guided-bombs that would eventually radically transform the shape of air warfare” (Schlight). The air force had been trying to get the technology such as PAVE NAIL, but it was not until a little after the war in Southeast Asia did precision weapons begin to be common “it was not until …show more content…
one of the many tactics that the Viet Cong forces used was guerrilla warfare. For example, before the American troops would hit the ground planes would make a pathway for the troops to march. Which ways a sign that told the Viet Cong that the Americans were coming, that sometimes worked in the Viet Cong’s favor. Mainly because after the Viet Cong soldiers survived the first wave of the American forces that meant that they could attack. Then that it is when the Viet Cong soldiers would sneak up and ambush the American troops. Other than PAVE NAIL , Chemical warfare was another tactic that was not uncommon in the Vietnam War. The U.S department of state and defense argued whether or no they should use chemical herbicides “Between 1961 and 1971, the United States and its allies sprayed seventy-three million liters of chemical agents over Central and Southern Vietnam to defoliate the dense vegetation of forest” ( Martini ). The United States Air Force under the code name Operation Ranch Hand had the duty of doing the dirty work in dropping the Agent Orange. Which was very poisonous due to the fact that it contained dioxin. The Viet Cong still had some tricks of their own up their sleeves “automated” weapons, like trip-wire sentry guns or weight-based landmines, which are purely reactive”( Crootof ). The Viet Cong were famous for leaving booby traps