On 30 October, from 12:26 to 13:16 and again from 15:45 to 17:03, 8 x SAAF Impala aircraft carried out more air strikes, this time on a large FAPLA base which was situated at the town of Cuvelai, south of Indungo

4 SAI arrives at Mavinga after a rigorous ten day cross country journey and is immediately ordered to form the core element of Battle Group Charlie, consisting of two mechanised companies in Ratel 20 IFV’s, two motorized companies from 32 Battalion in Buffel MPV’s, a squadron of 13 Olifant MBT’s, a squadron of Ratel 90 IFV’s, a G5 battery and MRL troop, a 20-mm anti-aircraft troop and a mechanised support company.

Simultaneously, FAPLA begin a tentative advance south again, probably sensing a lull in offensive operations from the SADF side as combat units are rotated into and out of theatre