The General Church, however, informed them, did not mention the 150 T-34-85s, what the NKPA had. TF Smith moved to Pusan ​​and began movement north. The route was slow due to constant rain, inexperienced ROK Army drivers, and coordination with ROK units (Davies, 1992). Colonels Smith and Perry went forward on July 4 to make a final reconnaissance of Osan's position. At this time, Perry designated sites for his artillery. At 03:00 on 5 July, the TF reached the position and infantry units began digging in and placing weapons at pre-selected locations. Colonel Perry moved his artillery unit to positions behind the infantry he had selected the previous afternoon (Heller & Stofft, 1986). All personnel were already in place, but not fully entrenched, before dawn. Just a couple of hours after dawn, the first American soldier spotted the NKPA unit