<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Njengoba ikhono layo lokulwa linciphe kakhulu ngenxa yempi yaseMidway, iJapane yakhetha ukugxila emzamweni wokuthatha iPort Moresby  <response>: umkhankaso wasemhlabathini endaweni yasePapua. AbaseMelika bahlela ukuhlasela amaJapane eningizimu yeSolomon Islands, ikakhulukazi eGuadalcanal, njengesinyathelo sokuqala sokuthatha iRabaul, isisekelo esikhulu samaJapane eNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia. 