Describe the military tactics used by both the USA and the Vietcong forces in Vietnam in the 1960s.

... Stewart Pirie 10GI History Coursework- Vietnam War Describe the military tactics used by both the USA and the Vietcong forces in Vietnam in the 1960s. There were many different tactics used by the two forces during the Vietnam War. These tactics had an influence over the opposition's use and choice of tactics. One of the most commonly used tactics was by the Vietcong this was guerrilla warfare. Guerrilla Warfare is a tactic where one fighting side uses their geography of their land without using heavy weaponry (tanks, planes etc.). In Vietnam, the Vietcong used the jungles, swamps and mountains to set traps which included punji traps, tripwires and covered holes with poisoned spikes underneath. These poisoned spikes were sometimes contaminated to ensure the troop injured would have their injury badly infected. They also ambushed the American soldiers by hiding in the trees and bushes and shooting them. The Vietcong used sniper fire and 'bouncing betties',

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