ɐtˈɛmpts tʊ ɪvˈækjuːˌeɪt kˈæʒuːəlɾiz baɪ hˈɛlɪkˌɑːptɚ wɜː ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻdli dɹˈɪvən ˈɔf baɪ fˈɪftikˈælɪbɚ məʃˈiːn ɡˈʌnz, ʌntˈɪl ðiːz wɜː səpɹˈɛst baɪ ˈɛf fˈoːɹ fˈæntəmz jˈuːzɪŋ klˈʌstɚ mjuːnˈɪʃənz.
Attempts to evacuate casualties by helicopter were repeatedly driven off by 50-caliber machine guns, until these were suppressed by F-4 Phantoms using cluster munitions.