 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Mauto eJapan akaramba achienderera mberi muSolomon Islands neNew Guinea. Kubvira muna July 1942, mauto mashomanana eAustralia, akawanda acho aiva maduku zvikuru uye asina kudzidziswa, akarwa neuto reAustralia muNew Guinea, richipikisa mauto eJapan akanga achifamba achitevedza Kokoda Track, akananga kuPort Moresby, pamusoro pemakomo eOwen Stanley. Mauto, akanga apera simba uye akanga asisina simba nemhaka yokurasikirwa, akazorodzwa mukupera kwaAugust nemauto enguva dzose kubva kuSecond Australian Imperial Force, achidzoka kubva kunhandare yeMediterranean. Pakuvamba kwaSeptember 1942 mauto omumvura okuJapan akarwisa hwaro hweRoyal Australian Air Force muMilne Bay, pedyo nomugumo wokumabvazuva kweNew Guinea. Vakarohwa neAllied forces kunyanya Australian Army infantry battalions uye Royal Australian Air Force squadrons, neUnited States Army mainjiniya uye anti-aircraft battery mukutsigira, kukundwa kwekutanga kwehondo kwemauto eJapan panyika. 