Guerrilla Tactics

Question 1

Who were Guerrilla tactics used by?

Answer 1

Vietcong

Question 2

What were the 5 main guerrilla tactics?

Answer 2

1) Booby traps
2) Underground tunnels
3) Infiltration
4) Hit and Run
5) Supplies

Question 3

What was the name of the famous underground tunnel created by the NVA?

Answer 3

Ho Chi Minh trial

Question 4

What was infiltration?

Answer 4

Recruited men and women from local villages or countryside

Question 5

Where did the VC ambush?

Answer 5

• Isolated camps

* Enemy vehicles

Question 6

What did the Ho Chi Minh trial supply?

Answer 6

Guerrillas, weapons, equipment and food across the border

Question 7

How long and wide was the Ho Chi Minh trial?

Answer 7

• 600 miles long

* 50 metres wide

Question 8

In the Ho Chi Minh trial, what confused the US troops?

Answer 8

Dummy routes

Question 9

What percentage of US death were caused from booby traps?

Answer 9

11%

Question 10

What was the main booby trap called?

Answer 10

Punji trap

Question 11

How was a punji trap set up?

Answer 11

• Hole with bamboo spikes

* Tin can trap - grenade pin in a can

Question 12

Why did the Vietcong dig tunnels?

Answer 12

Vietcong risked air attack

Question 13

How could the US not identify who the enemy was?

Answer 13

Vietcong dressed up as ordinary villagers and did normal jobs throughout the day

Question 14

Where did the Ho Chi Minh trial run through?

Answer 14

Laos and Cambodia