Vang Pao
In the interim, Vang Pao was scheming a renewal of the offensive in a week, on 3 January. However, this new assault was never launched. Instead, the 148 Regiment survived air strikes to arrive on 5 January as communist reinforcements. Bullpup missiles fired from U.S. fighter-bombers were used in a vain try at breaking the communists. They failed, at the cost of a friendly fire incident. On 7 January 1969, Vang Pao ended Operation Pigfat. The retreat began.