Vietcong Strategies

The Vietcong utilized guerrilla warfare to negate the technological superiority of the United States. They avoided large battles, preferring hit-and-run ambushes and booby traps, like punji stakes hidden in pits in the ground. The most legendary strategy was the Cu Chi tunnels, a vast underground network spanning hundreds of miles that had living quarters, hospitals, supplies, wells, torture chambers, and traps—all while only being accessible to shorter people, making it hard for widespread U.S. entry into the tunnels. These tunnels allowed them to vanish quickly after an attack.