At night, the Japanese planned to infiltrate the American rear areas and interdict their supply lines to prevent the American assault forces from receiving sufficient ammunition and provisions to continue their attacks.
Om natten planlagde japanerne at infiltere de amerikanske bagområder og afbryde deres forsyningslinjer for at forhindre de amerikanske angrebsstyrker i at modtage tilstrækkelig ammunition og forsyninger til at kunne fortsætte deres angreb.