By August, the count was up to 600,000, and Magic cryptanalysis had identified nine divisions in southern Kyūshū—three times the expected number and still a serious underestimate of the actual Japanese strength.
I august var tallet oppe på 600.000, og en Magic-krypteringsanalyse havde identificeret ni divisioner på det sydlige Kyūshū – tre gange det forventede antal (faktisk var dette stadig en alvorlig undervurdering af den japanske styrke, se ovenfor).