 One rifle platoon was on Cua Tan Mountain() directly across the river from Da Trach, and the rest of the company was at Khuong Que (), to the north.PAVN Military Region 5 was responsible for all of Quảng Nam Province to the Kon Tum Province boundary, its campaign plan for the summer and autumn of 1974 involved elements of three regular divisions, a separate infantry brigade, and several independent regiments.Objectives ranged from central Quảng Nam to southern Quảng Ngãi Provinces.