 Throughout the day on January 1, 1975, the RVNAF conducted a further 53 bombing sorties, again temporarily delaying the PAVN attack on Phước Long.By the end of the day, RVNAF pilots claimed to have destroyed 15 North Vietnamese tanks.On the other side, the ARVN lost eight 105 mm and four 155 mm artillery guns during the initial PAVN assault on Phước Bình, and, by the early hours of January 2, 1975, all of Phước Long was within range of PAVN artillery.