Colonel McClure next assigned his 2nd Battalion to the assault on the Gifu and sent his 1st and 3rd Battalions on a long march through the jungle to attack the Sea Horse from the south.
Oberst McClure gav herefter sin 2. bataljon ordre til at angribe Gifu og sendte sin 1. og 3. bataljon på en lang march gennem junglen for at angribe Sea Horse sydfra.