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 Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 11:00 pm Post subject: Vietnam war, Vietcong tunnel systems or tunnel rats.
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Vietnam war, Vietcong tunnel systems or tunnel rats.
During the Vietnam war, the Vietcong built up highly complex tunnel systems over large parts of South Vietnam. Whole companies of Vietcong were able to survive and fight for long periods of time within these tunnel systems.
The other name for these tunnel systems are tunnel rats.
A tunnel rat often has escape holes, medical areas, kitchens, rest areas, underground food and supplies storage, HQ centres, and many more.
Bellow are the two maps of vietcong tunnel systems and how they look like.
images from the book NAM; The Vietnam Experience 1965/75 by Hamlyn ISBN 0 600 563 111
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| As you can see, there are traps at the door, if someone come in and looks for them. Vietcongs also have to hide smoke come out from the kitchen. |
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