, ▁eventually ▁reaching ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁D ai ▁Do ▁by ▁ 1 4 : 0 0 ▁after ▁having ▁suffered ▁heavy ▁losses ▁and ▁both ▁t anks ▁being ▁imm obil ized . ▁The ▁P AV N ▁then ▁counter att ack ed ▁from ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁D ai ▁Do ▁and ▁from ▁by pass ed ▁positions ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁forcing ▁Company ▁G ▁to ▁withdraw ▁and ▁establish ▁a ▁per imeter ▁east ▁of ▁D ai ▁Do . ▁A ▁large ▁P AV N ▁force , ▁including ▁an ▁art illery ▁spot ter ▁team ▁was ▁observed ▁in ▁the ▁ham let ▁of ▁Tru c ▁Kin h ▁() ▁ 3 km ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁D ai ▁Do ▁and ▁a irst rik es ▁were ▁directed ▁on ▁them ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁decl ine ▁in ▁the ▁effect iveness ▁of ▁P AV N ▁art illery ▁fire . ▁Company ▁F ▁at ▁D ong ▁X uan ▁attempted ▁to ▁move ▁south ▁to ▁support ▁Company ▁G ▁but ▁was ▁stopped ▁by ▁P AV N ▁fire ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁D ong ▁X uan . ▁At ▁ 1 7 : 0 0 ▁Company ▁B ▁in ▁An ▁Loc ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁move ▁west ▁to ▁support ▁Company ▁G ▁but ▁was ▁stopped ▁by ▁P AV N ▁fire ▁which ▁injured ▁their ▁replacement ▁company ▁commander . ▁Company ▁B ▁was ▁ordered ▁back ▁to ▁An ▁Loc ▁where ▁it ▁linked ▁up ▁with ▁Company ▁E ▁which ▁had ▁march ed ▁south ▁along ▁Highway ▁ 1 ▁and ▁then ▁n ortheast ▁across ▁the ▁stream . ▁Marine ▁losses ▁for ▁the ▁day ▁were ▁ 2 4 ▁dead ▁while ▁P AV N ▁losses ▁were ▁ 9 1 ▁dead