At first light on 13 September, Cactus Air Force aircraft and Marine artillery fired into the area just south of the ridge, forcing any Japanese out in the open to seek cover in the nearby jungle.
S prvim svjetlom 13. rujna, zračne snage Kaktus i topništvo marinaca granatiraju južnu oblast uz sam greben, prisiljavajući sve Japance koji su mirovali potražiti sklonište u obližnjoj džungli.