Originally posted by DOR
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The problem I have with that scenario is that you don't move that many men into hostile territory without a hell of a lot of prepwork, especially with food and water. Ammunition comes after that. As it was, while the average Chinese soldier only carried a cup of rice is a myth, it is not far from the myth. The 4 guns divisions were left behind after the initial thrusts and the Chinese were running out of steam before reaching the 38th.
If the supply lines could not keep up, then the Chinese would have collapsed long before the 38th, never mind retaking Seoul. That kind of effort could not have been done without planning and execution that would take longer than the traditional timeline suggests.
Originally posted by Red Seven
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Originally posted by Red Seven
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However, this being said, Tet saw the end of that facade and from that moment on, there was never any doubt that the VC and the NVA were one and the same.
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