Although 12 Platoon in the rear covered most of the ground bypassed by the forward platoons , the gap was such that their flanking sections had lost sight of each other .
Smith was unable to see them either in the dense vegetation .
Although 12 Platoon in the rear covered most of the ground bypassed by the forward platoons , the gap was such that their flanking sections had lost sight of each other , while Smith was unable to see them either in the dense vegetation .