 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Zvinhu zvikuru zveJapan zvakapoteredza Rabaul zvakatorwa, mauto emhepo eAllied ipapo aigona kutanga kubvisa zvachose Rabaul. Uye sorutivi rwenhamburiko dzokuparadzanisa muzinda weRabaul, mauto eU.S. Army akaburuka paArawe muWestern New Britain pana December 15, uye 1st Marine Division yakaburuka paCape Gloucestermusi waDecember 26, 1943. 