At the major Japanese naval base at Truk, which was the staging point for delivery of Ichiki's regiment to Guadalcanal, Colonel Ichiki was briefed that 2,000–10,000 U.S. troops were holding the Guadalcanal beachhead and that he should, "avoid frontal attacks."
I den store japanske flådebase på Truk, som var samlingspunkt ved overførslen af Ichikis regiment til Guadalcanal, blev oberst Ichiki orienteret om, at 2-10.000 amerikanske tropper forsvarede brohovedet på Guadalcanal, og at han skulle undgå frontalangreb.