One key problem the United States faced in the Vietnam war was that the enemy was focused mostly on irregular warfare, whereas the US forces were mainly trained to fight in regular war. Although, the Vietnamese were supported by the Soviet Union and Communist China with weapons and sometimes high-tech equipment in general, they were using a “low-tech approach”. This was in stark contrast to the United States that often brought high-technology to the battlefield. And in this video, we will talk about such an approach, namely the use of a high-tech sensor network to interrupt the North Vietnamese supply route into South Vietnam, better known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » Book Wishlist https://www.amazon.de/gp/registry/wishlist/3LJIXNJIUXJES/ref=cm_wl_huc_view?language=en_GB »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Deitchman, Seymour J.: The “Electronic Battlefield” in the Vietnam War. In: The Journal of Military History 72 (July 2008), p. 869-887. Tucker, Spencer C. (Ed.): The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A political, social, and military history. Second Edition. ABC CLIO: Santa Barbara, California, 2011 Herring, George C.: America’s Longest War. The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975. Fifth Edition. McGraw Hill Education: New York, NY, 2014. (Thank you to Ken for sending me this book from my wish list!) Thayer, Thomas C.; Daddis, Gregory A.: War Without Fronts – The American Experience in Vietnam. Naval Institute Press: Annapolis, Maryland, 2016 (1985). Hearings before the Electronic Battlefield Subcommittee, Ninety-First Congress, Second Session, November 18, 19, and 24, 1970 https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/star/images/239/2390409006A.pdf Caine, Major Philip D.: Igloo White July 1968 – December 1969. Project CHECO Southe