2011年8月2日 · In order to combat better-supplied American and South Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War, Communist guerrilla troops known as Viet Cong (VC) dug tens of thousands of miles of tunnels,...

Tunnels were particularly useful in the insurgency and a series of tunnel networks provided the Viet Cong with manufacturing, resupply, and planning space within easy striking distance of their targets. Few Soldiers could fit into the tunnels and follow the guerillas into their lairs.

By helping to covertly move supplies and house troops, the tunnels of Củ Chi allowed North Vietnamese fighters in their area of South Vietnam to survive, help prolong the war and increase U.S. costs and casualties until the eventual withdrawal in 1973, and the final defeat of South Vietnam in 1975.

2022年1月26日 · Of the nasty, uncomfortable, deadly and outright terrifying jobs carried about by those who served in the Vietnam War, clearing Viet Cong tunnels was one of the worst. The task emerged as one of the most dreaded jobs of the conflict, and there’s no surprise as to why.

The tunnel rats were American, Australian, New Zealand, and South Vietnamese soldiers who performed underground search and destroy missions during the Vietnam War. Later, similar teams were used by the Soviet Army during the Soviet–Afghan War and by the Israel Defense Forces in campaigns in the Middle East .

2019年1月30日 · These American, Australian and New Zealander soldiers infiltrated and sabotaged the intensely-claustrophobic labyrinth of underground tunnels used by the Vietcong to launch surprise attacks and set up ambushes. This certainly wasn’t a job for the faint of heart.

2023年3月6日 · Operation Crimp, undertaken by U.S. and Australian forces in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, from Jan. 8-14, 1966, was the largest search and destroy action during the Vietnam War for its time. Maj. Gen. Jonathan O. Seaman, commander, 1st Infantry Division, was the overall allied leader.

2024年12月2日 · Introduction to the Vietnam War Tunnels and Traps The Vietnam War was a complex and multifaceted conflict that involved various tactics and strategies from both the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and the Viet Cong (VC), as well as the United States and its allies. One of the most fascinating and intricate aspects of this war was the use of tunnels ...

2016年8月19日 · The Cu Chi Tunnels played a major role in the Vietnam War. Not only did they play an important role in the Tet Offensive, a major North Vietnamese attack on South Vietnam, but also in the Fall of Saigon (which ended the war).

2022年4月30日 · In order to combat better-supplied American and South Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War, Communist guerrilla troops known as the Viet Cong (VC) dug tens of thousands of miles of tunnels, including an extensive network running underneath the Cu Chi district northwest of Saigon.