 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Ngarava iyi, yava kunzi ngarava huru yaMukuru weVakuru Morikazu Osugi, yakabva kuTruk musi wa30 Gumiguru yakananga kuRabaul panguva iyo vaAmerica vakanga vachigadzirira kupinda muBougainville Islandmusi wa1 November. MaJapan akaedza kuvhiringidza kumhara usiku hwa12 Mbudzi nesimba remakungwa maviri anorema, maviri akareruka, kusanganisira Agano, uye vatyairi vatanhatu pasi pekutungamira kwaRear Admiral Sentarō Ōmori. Ngarava dzeJapan dzakanga dzacherechedzwa nendege dzeAmerica kuma 21:00 uye Task Force 39, iyo yaiva nengarava ina dzakareruka uye ngarava dzokuparadza sere, dzakarayirwa kuti dzivadzivise. 