At the major Japanese naval base at Truk, which was the staging point for delivery of Ichiki's regiment to Guadalcanal, Colonel Ichiki was briefed that 2,000–10,000 U.S. troops were holding the Guadalcanal beachhead and that he should, "avoid frontal attacks."
Di Pangkalan Besar AL Jepang di Truk, yang merupakan tempat persiapan untuk pengiriman resimen Ichiki ke Guadalcanal, Kolonel Ichiki diberitahu bahwa sekitar 2,000–10,000 tentara Amerika Serikat mempertahankan pantai pendaratan Guadalcanal dan beliau sebaiknya, “menghindari untuk melakukan serangan frontal.”