Weapons And Tactics by https://padlet.com/dana_oliver/epdavxh3atds Made By Dana en-us 2016-11-29 00:23:33 UTC 2023-06-25 07:21:33 UTC hello@padlet.com The Terrain dana_oliver https://padlet.com/dana_oliver/epdavxh3atds/wish/140370255 Vietnam is a country of tropical lowlands, hills and forests.]]> 2016-11-29 00:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_oliver/epdavxh3atds/wish/140370255 Chemical Warefare dana_oliver https://padlet.com/dana_oliver/epdavxh3atds/wish/140370416 Agent Orange - Agent Orange was a powerful mixture of chemical defoliants used by U.S. military forces during the Vietnam War to eliminate forest cover for North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops, as well as crops that might be used to feed them.
Napalm - flammable liquid used in warfare. It is a mixture of a gelling agent and petroleum or a similar fuel.
]]> 2016-11-29 00:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_oliver/epdavxh3atds/wish/140370416 Tunnel Warfare - Cu Chi Tunnels dana_oliver https://padlet.com/dana_oliver/epdavxh3atds/wish/140370437 Communist guerrilla troops dug tens of thousands of miles of tunnels. Soldiers used underground routes to house troops, transport supplies, lay booby traps and mount surprise attacks, and they could also disappear underground to safety.]]> 2016-11-29 00:27:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_oliver/epdavxh3atds/wish/140370437 Booby Traps dana_oliver https://padlet.com/dana_oliver/epdavxh3atds/wish/140370562 Spike Board -When a man steps on the treadle, the spiked end flies up striking him in the face or chest.
Side Closing Trap - When the prop holding the slats apart is dislodged, the slats spring together impaling the portion of the body passing between them
Grenade Trap - A trip wire is tied to both grenades. when the victim's foot pulls the trip wire the grenades are pulled from the cans causing instant blow up.
This was successful because many Americans fell for the traps and got wounded.

]]> 2016-11-29 00:28:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_oliver/epdavxh3atds/wish/140370562 Guerilla warfare dana_oliver https://padlet.com/dana_oliver/epdavxh3atds/wish/140370681 Guerilla is a military combat that uses “hit and run” tactics such as raids and ambushes, this was used Viet Cong communist fighters. They were sent out in small groups of armed men, usually having limited army training. The weapons used were machine guns, grenades and booby traps. ]]> 2016-11-29 00:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_oliver/epdavxh3atds/wish/140370681 Women Soldiers dana_oliver https://padlet.com/dana_oliver/epdavxh3atds/wish/140370814 Approximately 7,500 women served in the Vietnam war, non educated nurses made up majority of women serving in Vietnam. They also took roles such as patrol guards, military recruiters. Women in North Vietnam were enlisted to fight in the combat zone.

]]> 2016-11-29 00:31:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dana_oliver/epdavxh3atds/wish/140370814 ‘Search and Destroy' Policy e.g. My Lai Massacre dana_oliver https://padlet.com/dana_oliver/epdavxh3atds/wish/140370932 This tactic was used to fight against the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese army, this strategy had many flaws and it was not very effective. The “Search and Destroy” tactic focused on eliminating enemies as many as possible by searching, then destroying the enemy, and finally using “body count” to measure the success.
American soldiers brutally killed the majority of the population of the South Vietnamese community of My Lai in March 1968.
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