 When the mechanized group reached its destination, a platoon of PAVN soldiers emerged from the tall grass near the base of the hill, fired at the Americans, and then sprinted west to a hedgerow-enclosed hamlet some 200 meters away and Troop F pursued.Moments later, recoilless rifles concealed in the hamlet opened fire on the troopers.PAVN rounds slammed into two armored personnel carriers, including the one carrying Dorland.