 Captain White was able to maintain contact with Warrant Officers Cameron and Lucas, but they could not coordinate their forces.Although the VC held most of the Ngok Tavak garrison, particularly on the eastern side, their attack stalled.After the 40th Battalion overran the command post, they tried to advance on the landing zone where allied soldiers had established a strong defense from fortified underground bunkers which the VC had failed to detect in their reconnaissance patrols.