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  2. NLF and PAVN battle tactics - Wikipedia

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    Member of a Viet Cong Main Force Unit. They shared common arms, procedures, tactics, organization and personnel with the PAVN. VC and PAVN battle tactics comprised a flexible mix of guerrilla and conventional warfare battle tactics used by Viet Cong (VC) and the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) to defeat their U.S. and South Vietnamese (GVN/ARVN) opponents during the Vietnam War.

  3. NLF and PAVN strategy, organization and structure - Wikipedia

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    The NLF, also known as the Viet Cong (VC), was an umbrella of front groups, set up by North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) to conduct the insurgency in South Vietnam. The NLF also included fully armed formations – regional and local guerrillas, and the People's Liberation Armed Forces (PLAF).

  4. Strategy and tactics of guerrilla warfare - Wikipedia

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    Above is a simplified version of a typical ambush attack by one of the most effective of post-World War II guerrilla forces, the Viet Cong (VC). Ambushes on key transportation routes are a hallmark of guerrilla operations, causing both economic and political disruption.

  5. Viet Cong and People's Army of Vietnam use of terror in the ...

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    Murder, kidnapping, torture and intimidation were a routine part of Viet Cong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) operations during the Vietnam War.They were intended to liquidate opponents such as officials, leaders, military personnel, civilians who collaborated with the South Vietnamese government, erode the morale of South Vietnamese government employees, cow the populace and boost ...

  6. Viet Cong - Wikipedia

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    The Viet Cong [nb 1] (VC) was an epithet and umbrella term to refer to the communist-driven armed movement and united front organization in South Vietnam.It was formally organized as and led by the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, [nb 2] and nominally conducted military operations under the name of the Liberation Army of South Vietnam (LASV).

  7. Tet Offensive - Wikipedia

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    The Tet Offensive [a] was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War.The Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) launched a surprise attack on 30 January 1968 against the forces of the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), the United States Armed Forces and their allies.

  8. Viet Cong order of battle controversy - Wikipedia

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    The order of battle for the Viet Cong concerned a contested American intelligence issue of the Vietnam War. Arising In the mid-1960s, its focus was the count of enemy combatants. Often called the order of battle controversy, the debate came to divide the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and challenge military intelligence. The politics and ...

  9. Military history of Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    Cửu vị thần công of the Nguyễn dynasty A female Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. Army and warfare made their first appearance in Vietnamese history during the 3rd millennium BC. Throughout thousands of years, wars played a great role in shaping the identity and culture of people inhabited the land which is modern day Vietnam.