Did the Viet Cong have a uniform?

Did the Viet Cong have a uniform?

Viet Cong could be a farmer, a woman, or a child and they were indistinguishable from the United States’ South Vietnam allies. They used makeshift weapons, had a variety of uniforms, and avoided traditional combat, making it difficult to know who exactly the enemy was.

Why did the Viet Cong wear black?

For Vietnamese peasants, wearing black clothing while working in the field was perfectly normal since it would hide all the inevitable dirt that came with working in a rice field. For a guerilla soldier that wanted to blend in with the population, wearing the most common outfit was a natural choice.

What did the NVA wear in the Vietnam War?

This soldier of the North Vietnamese Army wears a green uniform and a cool, practical helmet resembling the pith helmet of earlier European colonizers. The basic personal weapon of the NVA was the AK-47, but this man carries a Soviet-supplied RPG-7 anti-tank missile launcher.

What is the difference between the NVA and Viet Cong?

The Viet Cong were irregular or guerilla forces in South Vietnam. They wore no uniforms and melted into the local population during the day time. The NVA were regular army forces of North Vietnam.

What weapons did the Viet Cong use?

By the mid-1960s, most main force Vietcong troops were armed with Chinese versions of the Russian AK-47 submachine gun. They also used a range of effective Soviet and Chinese light and medium machine guns, and infrequently, heavy machine guns.

What did the Viet Cong uniform looked like?

Viet Cong soldiers carry an injured American POW to a prisoner swap in 1973. The VC uniform was a floppy jungle hat, rubber sandals, and green fatigues without rank or insignia.

Why did NVA wear pith helmets?

The Pith Helmet was part of the uniform of the North and had value as a visual identifier and as protection against environmental conditions encountered in the south. It was the part of the national uniform symbolising the Political Struggle of the people.

What helmets did the Viet Cong wear?

The pith helmet was the standard piece of headgear worn by the NVA and to a lesser extent, the North Vietnamese Navy.