The general apparently saw no reason on earth why the more than 400 men in that compound - reinforced now with well over 300 fully armed U.S. Marines accompanied by four Patton tanks and an assortment of Army Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) armor, two Dusters, and two Quad-fifties, all of it being led by a certified marine lieutenant colonel - should not be able to flatten anything between them and the fucking Citadel and rescue poor General Ngo Quang Truong.