USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility, to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military.

Detailed explanation-2: -For the most part, the Viet Cong fought essentially a guerrilla war of ambush, terrorism, and sabotage; they used small units to maintain a hold on the countryside, leaving the main population centres to government authorities.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Vietcong were also soldiers, trained to fight in the tactics of guerrilla warfare. Direct face to face combat with the American or South Vietnamese armies was avoided and instead they prefered tactics that were small scale.

Detailed explanation-4: -American tactics in Vietnam can be summed up by the acronym BEAST-Bombing, Escalation, Air and artillery, Search and destroy and Technology.