
The Cactus Air Force
The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War
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The Japanese Resupply Force Wreaked Absolute Havoc on the Japanese Following Eastern Solomon's
The Japanese were forced to change their resupply tactics because of the SPDs and that this is a fact. They started flinging guys ashore and destroyers. And admittedly, the destroyers escorted some of these transports in at night. But such was the fear of the aircraft that flew from Henderson field as part of Cactus Air Force they only tried to bring people in at night due to American air power flying from Guadalcanal. So attacking the transports without air cover, the marauding SPDs wreaked havoc on the Japanese following eastern Solomon's.
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