1 Jan 1968 Jahr - Operation Rolling Thunder (1965-1968)

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Operation Rolling Thunder was another tactic used to counter Viet Cong guerrilla warfare. At this point, Lyndon B. Johnson attempted to bombard the North Vietnamese into submission. There he ordered a continuous artillery bombardment, dropping thousands of tons of bombs. hello
Ultimately, the "exploration and destruction" tactic should measure the success rate by the number of bodies. He tried to destroy the Ho Chi Minh Trail, causing so many deaths that the North Vietnamese were forced into submission. However, this was not successful.
This was mainly because the Viet Cong were hiding in different areas and there was no way to kill them all successfully. Not only that, they shot down the plane, killing an American soldier in the process. This is important because it showed how far the United States would go to achieve victory. Even civilians will be killed without mercy as long as it brings about the end of the Viet Cong.

https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/operation-rolling-thunder

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