). ▁Company ▁H ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁to ▁await ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁Company ▁F ▁rein for c ements . ▁The ▁reconna issance ▁pl ato on ▁and ▁ 2 ▁M 4 8 s ▁were ▁also ▁sent ▁as ▁rein for c ements . ▁The ▁Mar ines ▁called ▁in ▁air ▁and ▁art illery ▁strik es ▁which ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁knock ed ▁out ▁ 3 ▁P AV N ▁machine ▁guns ▁and ▁Company ▁H ▁crossed ▁the ▁stream ▁ 4 0 0 m ▁north west ▁of ▁D ong ▁X uan . ▁Company ▁F ▁r iding ▁on ▁AM TR AC s ▁crossed ▁the ▁stream ▁west ▁of ▁Company ▁H ▁and ▁position ed ▁itself ▁to ▁attack ▁D ai ▁Do . ▁At ▁ 1 4 : 0 0 ▁both ▁companies ▁launched ▁their ▁attack ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 5 : 0 0 ▁Company ▁H ▁had ▁secured ▁D ong ▁X uan . ▁Company ▁F ' s ▁attack ▁on ▁D ai ▁Do ▁was ▁stopped ▁some ▁ 3 0 0 m ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁ham let , ▁re co ill ess ▁rif le ▁fire ▁had ▁knock ed ▁out ▁ 2 ▁AM TR AC s , ▁while ▁mort ar ▁and ▁machine ▁gun ▁fire ▁had ▁stopped ▁the ▁inf antry ▁advance . ▁An ▁attempt ▁to ▁rein force ▁Company ▁F ▁by ▁landing ▁Company ▁G ▁nearby ▁was ▁stopped ▁when ▁P AV N ▁forces ▁attacked ▁Company ▁G ' s ▁landing ▁zone ▁near ▁Lam ▁X uan . ▁At ▁ 1 6 : 2 5 ▁Company ▁B ▁ 1 / 3 ▁Mar ines ▁ab o ard ▁AM TR AC s ▁land ed ▁south