SOLUTIONS TO THE VIETNAM WAR

PROBLEM

• A large problem that causes many casualties are booby/punji traps
• These traps were contaminated and increased the risk of infection.

SOLUTION

• Many booby traps are constructed in villages so soldiers can check villages and make sure they don't have items capable of constructing booby traps.

#2 PROBLEM

• Another problem soldiers faced were the Viet Cong tunnels
• This provided Viet Cong protection and shelter. It was also a great place for them to hide.

#2 SOLUTION

• Americans must destroy these tunnels to make it harder for Viet Cong to hide.
• To do this, kitchens in the tunnels are very close to the surface so you can see where the smoke is coming from. The smoke will help indicate where the tunnels are and would be easier to capture.

#3 PROBLEM

• Bombs and explosives were also dug in the ground which led to lethal injuries and deaths.
• This gained a high causality rate.
• 20,000 tons of dangerous explosives have been scattered across the Vietnamese countryside.

#3 SOLUTION

• A possible way to avoid bombs would be to use metal detectors to sense where the bombs have been placed so people would not be hurt by them.

#4 PROBLEM

• American's also go through problems when fighting in forests and jungles.
• Viet Cong and other opposite forces hide in the woods and surprise attack the US soldiers, who are unprepared to fight.
• This is another problem which causes high number of deaths and makes it hard to win the Vietnam War because of the "invisible enemy".

#4 SOLUTION

• A way to stop these surprise attacks would be by using poison gas. American soldiers should use poison gas before entering the forest to make sure there wouldn't be any enemies that would attack. This would cause them to run off and decrease high casualties, which would give the South Vietnam an advantage at winning the war.

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