as july turned into august 1972, gm 32 pursued the depleted pavn 39th regiment 15 kilometers northeastward. the royalists destroyed five tons of communist war materiel along the way. on 12 august, the royalist regiment took moung wapi. on 15 august, it was relieved by allies of the royalists, "bataillon infanterie 18" (bi 18) from forces armées neutralistes.