In the meantime, fresh Japanese troops from the 228th Infantry Regiment of the 38th Infantry Division landed by Tokyo Express over several nights beginning on 5 November and effectively resisted the American attack.
I mellemtiden var der blevet landsat friske japanske tropper fra 228. infanteriregiment i 38. infanteridivision ved Tokyo Express i løbet af adskillige nætter fra den 5. november, og de modstod effektivt de amerikanske angreb.