▁Japanese ▁soldiers . ▁More ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁of ▁Mar uy ama ' s ▁men ▁in ▁total ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁attacks ▁on ▁the ▁L ung a ▁per imeter . ▁At ▁ 0 4 : 3 0 , ▁Hy ak ut ake ▁res c ind ed ▁the ▁message ▁announ cing ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁the ▁air field , ▁but ▁at ▁ 0 7 : 0 0 ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁Mar uy ama ' s ▁attack ▁were ▁unknown . ▁ ▁Naval ▁and ▁air ▁attacks ▁ ▁The ▁Japanese ▁ 8 th ▁Fle et ▁had ▁task ▁units ▁ready ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁Army ' s ▁attacks ▁on ▁Gu adal can al . ▁Upon ▁rece ipt ▁of ▁Hy ak ut ake ' s ▁message ▁declaring ▁success ▁at ▁ 0 0 : 5 0 ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁October , ▁the ▁task ▁units ▁went ▁into ▁action . ▁The ▁light ▁cru iser ▁ ▁and ▁three ▁destroy ers ▁pat rolled ▁west ▁of ▁Gu adal can al ▁to ▁inter dict ▁any ▁Al lied ▁ships ▁that ▁tried ▁to ▁approach ▁the ▁island . ▁A ▁First ▁Ass ault ▁Unit ▁with ▁three ▁destroy ers ▁and ▁a ▁Second ▁Ass ault ▁Unit ▁with ▁the ▁light ▁cru iser ▁ ▁and ▁five ▁destroy ers ▁approached ▁Gu adal can al ▁to ▁attack ▁any ▁Al lied ▁ships ▁off ▁the ▁island ' s ▁north ▁or ▁east ▁coast ▁and ▁to ▁provide ▁gun fire ▁support ▁for ▁Hy ak ut ake ' s ▁forces . ▁ ▁At ▁ 1 0 : 1 4 , ▁the ▁First ▁Ass ault ▁Unit ▁arrived ▁off ▁L ung