<prompt> Qedela lo musho olandelayo: NgoDisemba 1942, isimo seqhinga sase sishintshile futhi njengoba ukuqhubekela phambili kwamaJapane kwakunqanyuliwe kulandela izimpi zoLwandle iCoral, iGuadalcanal kanye nalezo zase  <response>: INew Guinea. Kwakusobala ukuthi izinombolo ezinkulu zamabutho ahlomile ayenzelwe ukuvikela i-Australia zazingasadingeki. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izidingo zokuqiniswa kwamabutho ase-Australia ayelwa eNew Guinea zazikhula. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ibutho lalilungisa kabusha amayunithi alo ukuze lilwe ehlathini. Ngenxa yalokho, i-2nd Armoured Division yayalelwa ukuba ichithwe ngoFebhuwari 1943. Indlunkulu ye-6th Armoured Brigade yayizoba isisekelo sokwakhiwa okusha kwempi yasemkhathini, i-4th Armoured Brigade. Nokho, amayunithi ayo ayezohlakazwa noma adluliselwe kwezinye izinhlangano. 