 The large increase in troops enabled MACV to carry out numerous operations that grew in size and complexity during the next two years.For U.S. troops participating in these operations ("Operation Masher/White Wing", "Operation Attleboro", "Operation Cedar Falls", "Operation Junction City" and dozens of others) the war boiled down to hard marching through some of the most difficult terrain on the planet and weather conditions that were alternately hot and dry, or cold and wet.It was the PAVN/NLF that actually controlled the pace of the war, fighting only when their commanders believed that they had the upper hand and then disappearing when the Americans and/or ARVN brought their superiority in numbers and firepower to bear.