In order to achieve its timetable set by the division commander, the battalion was forced to leave behind many of its support weapons, such as heavy mortars and machine guns, and to take only limited quantities of ammunition and supplies, all of which had to be hand-carried along hacked-out paths through thick jungle.
For at overholde den tidstabel, som var blevet opstillet af divisionschefen var bataljonen tvunget til at efterlade mange af sine støttevåben, såsom tunge morterer og maskingeværer, og kun medbringe begrænsede mængder af ammunition og forsyninger, som alt sammen måtte bæres ad udhuggede stier gennem den tætte jungle.