Because of Abe's failure to neutralize Henderson Field, Yamamoto ordered the troop transport convoy, under the command of Raizō Tanaka and located near the Shortland Islands, to wait an additional day before heading towards Guadalcanal.
Fordi Abes havde undladt at neutralisere Henderson Field beordrede Yamamoto troppetransportkonvojen under kommando af Raizo Tanaka, der lå ved Shortlandøerne, til at vente en dag mere, inden den satte kursen mod Guadalcanal.