Despite the problems in reaching the planned attack positions, Kawaguchi was still confident in his attack plan because a captured U.S. pilot disclosed that the ridge was the weakest part of the Marine defenses.
Usprkos teškoćama s prikupljanjen na pozicije za napad, Kavaguči je bio siguran u njegov plan napada, zato što je zarobljeni američki pilot objelodanio kako je greben najslabije branjen u liniji obrane marinaca.