The losses might have been greater except for the fact that the Japanese had practically all of their infantry reserves tied up farther south, held there by another feint off the Minatoga beaches by the 2nd Marine Division that coincided with the attack.
Pierderile ar fi putut fi mai mari, cu excepția faptului că japonezii aveau practic toate rezervele lor de infanterie legate mai departe spre sud, ținute acolo de un alt punct de pe plajele Minatoga de către Divizia 2 Marină care a coincis cu atacul.