 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Pakutanga kwaSeptember 1943, mauto aitungamirirwa neAustralia akaedza kubata Lae. Musi wa4 September, 9th Division yakaita kumhara kwezvikepe kumabvazuva kwegutauye vakatanga kufambira mberi kumadokero. Zuva rakatevera racho, US 503rd Parachute Regiment yakaita kudonhedza parachute pasina kupikiswa paNadzab, kumadokero kweLae. Apo mauto airborne akachengetedza Nadzab Airfield, 7th Division yakabhururuka ndokuvamba kufambira mberi kumabvazuva munhangemutange ne9th Division kuti vatore Lae. Mujaho uyu wakakundwa ne7th Division, iyo yakatora guta musi wa15 Gunyana. Mauto eJapane paSalamaua neLae akarasikirwa zvikuru mukati meiyi nhimbe, asi akakwanisa kutizira kuchamhembe. 