 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Pashure pokunge France yakundwa muEurope, kunetsana kwakavapo kumuganhu neSiam zvino yava Thailand. Ikoku kwakaputika kuva rwisanopakati peSiam neVichy France muna December 1940. Muna January 1941, Lamotte-Picquet yakava ngarava huru yechikwata chiduku, Groupe Occasionnel. Yakaumbwa musi wa9 Zvita paCam Ranh Bay, pedyo neSaigon, pasi pekutungamira kwa Capitaine de Vaisseau Bérenger. Chikwata chacho chaisanganisirawo ngarava dzecolonial Dumont dUrville uye Amiral Charner, uye ngarava dzechinyakare Tahure uye Marne. Groupe Occasionnel ine Lamotte-Picquet kumusoro kwayo, yakasangana neThai squadron yezvikepe zviviri zve torpedo uye ngarava yekudzivirira pamhenderekedzo muHondo yeKoh Chang musi wa14 Ndira 1941. Chikwata cheThailand chakakundwa, nezvikepe zviviri zve torpedo zvakanyura uye ngarava yekudzivirira pamhenderekedzo dzegungwa yakamhara. Kukunda kwacho kwakanga kusina maturo, zvisinei, sezvo vaJapan vakamanikidza kugadziriswa muHondo yeFrench-Thai mukufarira vaThai. Kunze kwokushanya kuOsaka, Japan muna September 1941, Lamotte-Picquet yakabva yarambidzwa mubasa rayo. 