HW 2

Specific land marks were used as targets during the Chinese Civil War. Railroads, shipping yards, and mining equipment were popular targets for the rebels to destroy on account of it not only destroyed Nationalist infrastructure, but it also prevented Nationalists from transporting goods or building or repairing equipment. The communists used guerilla warfare tactics in order to overcome the better equipped Nationalist army.
Rivers serve as the largest and easiest way of transporting supplies and troops across certain parts of China, so the securing of rivers was a major priority for both Communist forces as well as Nationalists. Air superiority was a factor for the Nationalists because of American air-lift supports. The United States would offer supplies and equipment to the Nationalists because of the containment policy's call to prevent as many countries as possible from becoming Communist. American planes were used to drop supplies and equipment directly into Nationalist secured areas.