Q ▁ 1 / 2 ▁G urk has , ▁but ▁reaction ▁was ▁swift ▁and ▁the ▁entire ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁W esse x ▁hel ic opter ▁force ▁was ▁made ▁available . ▁Hel ic op ters ▁enabled ▁the ▁G urk has ▁to ▁deploy ▁amb ush ▁parties ▁to ▁likely ▁withdraw al ▁routes ▁in ▁orch estr ated ▁action ▁that ▁last ed ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁October . ▁The ▁tort ured ▁bodies ▁of ▁ 7 ▁Border ▁Sc outs ▁were ▁found . ▁In ▁the ▁en su ing ▁confront ations , ▁ 3 3 ▁Indones ians ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁killed , ▁ 2 6 ▁in ▁a ▁boat ▁amb ush ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October . ▁ ▁The ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁Border ▁Sc outs ▁to ▁detect ▁the ▁inc urs ion , ▁particularly ▁since ▁the ▁Indones ians ▁were ▁in ▁Long ▁J aw i ▁for ▁two ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁attack , ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁role . ▁Instead ▁of ▁being ▁par amil it ary , ▁they ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁gather ing ▁intelligence . ▁The ▁situation ▁also ▁emphas ised ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁the ▁" he arts ▁and ▁minds " ▁campaign . ▁However , ▁the ▁Indones ians ▁had ▁lost ▁the ▁trust ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁population , ▁who ▁had ▁witness ed ▁the ▁pl und ering ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁and ▁the ▁execution s ▁of ▁the ▁Border ▁Sc out ▁prisoners . ▁The ▁loc als ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁im pressed ▁with ▁the ▁quick ▁G urk ha ▁re actions . ▁For ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁civ ili ans ▁would ▁inform ▁British ▁forces ▁of ▁Indones ian ▁tro op