Kawaguchi, who was having trouble locating where he was in relation to the U.S. Marine lines as well as coordinating his troops' attacks, later complained, "Due to the devilish jungle, the brigade was scattered all over and was completely beyond my control.
Kawaguchi, som havde vanskeligheder med at stedfæste hvor han befandt sig i forhold til marineinfanteristernes linje og med at koordinere sine troppers angreb, klagede senere over at "på grund af den djævelske jungle var brigaden spredt over det hele, og var helt udenfor min kontrol.