▁of ▁deployment ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁result ▁in ▁combat ▁with ▁major ▁units ▁or ▁large ▁in fil tr ating ▁groups . ▁Emp loy ing ▁advantages ▁of ▁surprise , ▁superior ▁mob ility ▁and ▁fire power , ▁including ▁effective ▁coord ination ▁with ▁the ▁R V NA F , ▁the ▁Division ▁was ▁usually ▁the ▁clear ▁winner ▁in ▁that ▁kind ▁of ▁encounter . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁the ▁Division ▁assumed ▁responsibility ▁for ▁V ĩ n h ▁Long ▁and ▁V ĩ n h ▁B ì n h ▁Provin ces ▁from ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Division ▁and ▁returned ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁Regiment ▁to ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Division . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 2 ▁February ▁to ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Regiment ▁and ▁two ▁batt al ions ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Regiment ▁together ▁with ▁units ▁from ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Division ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Tri ▁Ph ap ▁attack ing ▁a ▁P AV N ▁base ▁area ▁in ▁ Đ ị n h ▁T ư ờ ng ▁Province ▁before ▁P AV N ▁forces ▁arrived ▁there . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sv ay ▁R ien g ▁the ▁Division ▁moved ▁a ▁forward ▁command ▁post ▁into ▁M ộ c ▁H ó a ▁and ▁was ▁cont rolling ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁two ▁task ▁forces ▁then ▁committed ▁in ▁the ▁Ele ph ant ' s ▁Foot ▁() ▁area ▁of ▁Camb odia . ▁One ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁Infantry , ▁ 9