Kuroshima's planning role involved bringing logistics and the operation's different sections together. His preference for small task forces is linked with the raiding and attrition doctrine developed against larger opponents. Such attacks were expected to buy time and reduce the enemy's strength. The hoped-for result was an opposing force small enough for Japan to fight effectively. Logistical coordination and a preference for small forces thus entered the planning through the same officer.
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Kuroshima's small forces and raiding attrition
Kuroshima combined the plan's logistical elements while favoring small forces associated with Japan's raiding and attrition doctrine.