 Considering these uncertainties, the PAVN command suspended the attack and held its gains,
replacing depleted battalions with fresh ones.General Hinh had reached similar conclusions on 25 July.He declared the counterattack to retake Da Trach at an end; Quang Trung 4/74 was over and Quang Trung 8/74, an interim operation to defend the shallow positions south of Duc Duc Subsector, began.