 Opposition to the incursion was expected to be heavy , but PAVN / NLF forces had begun moving westward two days before the advance began . By 3 May , MACV reported only eight Americans killed and 32 wounded , low casualties for such a large operation . There was only scattered and sporadic contact with delaying forces such as that experienced by elements of the U.S. 11th Armoured Cavalry three kilometers inside Cambodia . PAVN troops opened fire with small arms and rockets only to be blasted by tank fire and tactical airstrikes . When the smoke had cleared , 50 dead PAVN soldiers were counted on the battlefield while only two U.S. troops were killed during the action . 
 Opposition to the incursion was expected to be heavy , but PAVN / NLF forces <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> begun moving westward two days before the advance<a href='been_done' title='2'><mark></mark></a> began . By 3 May , MACV reported only eight Americans killed and 32 wounded , low casualties for such a large operation . <a href='dey_it' title='3'><mark>There</mark></a> was only scattered and sporadic contact with delaying forces such as that experienced by elements of the U.S. 11th Armoured Cavalry three kilometers inside Cambodia . PAVN troops opened fire with small arms and rockets only to be blasted by tank fire and tactical airstrikes . When the smoke <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>had</mark></a> cleared , 50 dead PAVN soldiers <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> counted on the battlefield while only two U.S. troops <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> killed during the action . 
Opposition to the incursion was expected to be heavy , but PAVN / NLF forces done begun movin westward 2 days b4 da advance been began . By 3 May , MACV reported only eight Americans killed and 32 wounded , low casualties for such a bigass operation . It was only scattered and sporadic contact w/ delaying forces such as that experienced by elements of the U.S. 11th Armoured Cavalry three kilometers inside Cambodia . PAVN troops opened fire wiwidmall arms and rockets only to b blasted by tank fire and tactical airstrikes . When the smoke done cleared , 50 dead PAVN soldiers was counted on the battlefield while only two U.S. troops was killed durin the action .