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    The document discusses guerrilla warfare tactics used by the Vietcong against American forces during the Vietnam War. It outlines some key American strategies like the Strategic Hamlet Program and Search and Destroy missions. However, these strategies were ultimately ineffective against the Vietcong's tactics of ambushes, booby traps, bombing campaigns, and their extensive underground tunnel systems. The Vietcong were also able to infiltrate South Vietnam along the Ho Chi Minh Trail and follow American troops closely to avoid artillery strikes. They launched a highly successful surprise attack known as the Tet Offensive.

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    The document discusses guerrilla warfare tactics used by the Vietcong against American forces during the Vietnam War. It outlines some key American strategies like the Strategic Hamlet Program and Search and Destroy missions. However, these strategies were ultimately ineffective against the Vietcong's tactics of ambushes, booby traps, bombing campaigns, and their extensive underground tunnel systems. The Vietcong were also able to infiltrate South Vietnam along the Ho Chi Minh Trail and follow American troops closely to avoid artillery strikes. They launched a highly successful surprise attack known as the Tet Offensive.

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    GuerillaWarfare:
    Whenasmallgroup
    of
    combatants
    suchasarmed
    civilians
    use
    militarytactics
    including
    ambushes
    ,sabotage,
    raids
    ,
    pettywarfare
    ,
    hitandruntactics
    ,and
    mobility
    tofightalarger
    military

    Tactics:
    AmericanTactics

    VietcongTactics

    StrategicHamletProgram(wasa
    failure)

    Vietcongwouldavoidpitchedbattles
    withtheAmericansunlesstheodds
    wereclearlyintheirfavor

    Strategichamletswerespecialvillages
    withbarbedwireorbamboofence
    surroundingtokeepitawayfrom
    Vietcong.Theyhadschools,hospitals,
    electricity,andsomemodern
    conveniencestoencouragethe
    peasantstomovein.Peasantswould
    beprovidedwithweaponsand
    militarytrainingtoenablethemto
    defendthemselves.Ifnecessary,the
    SouthVietnameseArmywouldcome
    tohelp

    AmbushingUSpatrols,settingbooby
    trapsandlandmines,andplanting
    bombsintowns

    OperationRollingThunder

    Americanscouldnttellwhothe
    enemywas

    Heavybombing,NAPALM,and
    AgentOrangewereusedtoclear
    forestsanddestroyHoChiMinhTrail

    AsmoreAmericanscamemoreNorth
    VietnamesewithVietcongwere
    infiltratedtoSouthVietnam

    SearchandDestroystrategy

    Suppliedwithrocketsandweapons
    fromRussiaandChina

    Foughthitechwarusingadvanced
    weapons

    Highestprioritywassafebases
    Theyhadenormoussystemsof
    undergroundtunnelssotheirbases
    wouldremainsecret

    Biggesttunnelsystemswerearound
    Saigon

    UsedHoChiMinhTrailtoinfiltrate
    SouthVietnam

    Usedatacticcalledhangingontothe
    beltswheretheVietnamesefollowed
    theAmericanssocloselythatthey
    couldntusetheirartillerywithout
    killingtheirownmen

    SuccessfullysetuptheTetOffensive

    Sources:
    http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/guerrilla/

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/vietnam/thewarinvietnamrev2.shtml

    http://thevietnamwar.info/strategichamletprogram/#sthash.hyy9N0AZ.dpuf

    http://thevietnamwar.info/whywereusmilitarytacticsineffectiveagainstguerrillatactics/

    https://history.state.gov/milestones/19611968/tet

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