ðə vˌiːsˈiː fˈoːɹsᵻz hɐdbɪn lˈɛft tə tɹˈeɪn ɪn ɹˈɛlətˌɪv sˈeɪfti ænd hæd dɪvˈɛləpt nˈuː tˈæktɪks ænd bˌɪn səplˈaɪd wɪð nˈuː wˈɛpənz ðæt ʌpsˈɛt ðə bˈæləns ʌv pˈaʊɚ.
The VC forces had been left to train in relative safety and had developed new tactics and been supplied with new weapons that upset the balance of power.