Guerilla Warfare: By Evan Sheridan

Guerrilla Warfare

        Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which a small group of combatants use military tactics such as ambushes, sabotages, hit-and-runs, raids to attack a less mobile and larger traditional military. The Vietcong avoided pitched battles with the Americans unless the odds were clearly in their favor. They focused on more hit and run attacks and ambushes. To counter the American build-up, Vietcong recruitment stepped up and more North Vietnamese Army troops infiltrated into South Vietnam. Main force Vietcong units were uniformed, full-time soldiers, and were used to launch large scale offensives over a wide area. Local guerrillas were given only a basic minimum of infantry training, but if they were recruited to a main force unit, they could receive up to a month of advanced instruction.
By: Evan Sheridan