<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngo-December 1942, isimo seqhinga sase sishintshile futhi njengoba ukuqhubekela phambili kwamaJapane kwakunqanyuliwe kulandela izimpi zaseCoral Sea, eGuadalcanal naseNew Guinea  <response>: . futhi. 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. 