3 4 ▁V C ▁and ▁captured ▁ 3 9 . ▁Although ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁V C ▁escaped ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁September , ▁the ▁MR F ▁continued ▁to ▁search ▁the ▁Ban ▁Long ▁area ▁until ▁they ▁returned ▁to ▁base ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁September . ▁ ▁After ▁consult ing ▁with ▁General ▁F ult on , ▁Col . ▁David ▁concluded ▁that ▁if ▁an ▁operation ▁was ▁launched ▁around ▁Cam ▁Son ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁September , ▁the ▁Americans ▁might ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁ 5 1 4 th ▁Local ▁Force ▁Battalion . ▁The ▁plan ▁was ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁central ▁Cam ▁Son ; ▁previous ▁operations ▁had ▁yield ed ▁evidence ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁V C ' s ▁heav iest ▁fort ifications . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁not ▁alert ▁the ▁V C ▁and ▁give ▁them ▁time ▁to ▁escape , ▁David ▁decided ▁to ▁with hold ▁prepar atory ▁and ▁reconna issance ▁fire ▁until ▁the ▁American ▁assault ▁craft ▁passed ▁a ▁wide ▁curve ▁in ▁the ▁Rach ▁Ba ▁R ai ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" S no opy ' s ▁N ose " ▁( ). ▁Hel ic opter ▁fl ights ▁over ▁the ▁area ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁limited ▁until ▁the ▁assault ▁craft ▁passed ▁S no opy ' s ▁N ose . ▁The ▁movement ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 / 6 0 th ▁Infantry ▁by ▁ground ▁vehicles ▁into ▁the ▁Cam ▁Son ▁area ▁from ▁C ai ▁L ậ y ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁delayed ▁until ▁the ▁ 3 / 6 0 th ▁Infantry , ▁and ▁ 3 rd ▁Battalion , ▁ 4 7