 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Sezvo hondo yakatanga muPacific mauto eJapan akavakirwa muVichy French-inodzorwa neIndochina akakurumidza kukunda Thailand ndokupinda muMalaya. Kurasikirwa nengarava huru mbiri dzeBritain, HMS Repulse uye HMS Prince of Wales, kure neMalaya musi wa10 Zvita 1941, vakadzora hukuru hweAllied naval, vachibvumira maJapan kuti vaite kurwisa kweamphibious pamhenderekedzo yeMalaya nekushora kushoma. Mauto eJapan akasangana nekupikiswa kwakasimba kubva kuIII Corps yeIndia Army uye zvikamu zveBritish kuchamhembe kweMalaya, asi hukuru hweJapan mumhepo, matangi nemaitiro evarwi vakamanikidza maBritish nemaIndia zvikamu, avo vaive nematanki mashoma uye vakaramba vari panjodzi yekuzviparadzanisa nekukomberedza, kumashure kumadokero kwemahombekombe vakananga kuGemas uye kumabvazuva kwemahombekombe vakananga kuEndau. 