<prompt> Qedela lo musho olandelayo: EMpini YasePacific, ibutho lezithwali zemikhumbi eziyisithupha zaseJapane elinamandla azo ahlanganisiwe okushaya izindiza, i-Kidō Butai, lasebenza njengeyunithi futhi lahamba cishe ngokuthanda ezinyangeni eziyisithupha zokuqala zempi. Yenza ukuhlasela okubhubhisayo ngokumelene nezikhundla zesitha kusuka eHawaii empumalanga kuya eNdiya entshonalanga futhi yasekela ngempumelelo ukuhlasela kwamaJapane ePhilippines yaseMelika, eBritish Malaya naseBurma, naseDutch East Indies. Nokho, phakathi kukaMay no-October 1942, iJapane neMelika balwa izimpi ezine ezinkulu phakathi kwemikhumbi yemikhumbi eyayigxile emikhunjini ephethe izindiza. Phakathi nalezi zimpi, imikhumbi yempi ephikisayo yayingabonani futhi ingadubuli nemikhumbi yempi. Kwakuyizindiza kuphela ezahlasela. Eyokuqala yalezi zimpi yaphazamisa umzamo wamaJapane oLwandle LwaseCoral wokuhlukanisa i - Australia. Eyesibili yavimbela ukwanda kokulawula kwamaJapane empumalanga ePacific kuya  <response>: Isiqhingi saseMidway. Amabili alandelayo asiza ekugcineni ukuba khona kwamaMelika eGuadalcanal. Lezi zingxabano ezine zabiza kakhulu kuzo zombili izinhlangothi. Ngesikhathi iPearl Harbor ihlaselwa, iJapane yayinemikhumbi yempi engu - 9 kanye nemikhumbi elula ephethe imikhumbi ePacific Theater. IMelika yayinezindiza ezine ePacific nezinye ezimbili ezikude eAtlantic. Ekupheleni kuka-October 1942, ngemva kokushona kwezimpi ngenxa yokucwila nokulimala, iJapane yayinezimoto ezintathu kuphela ezisebenza ePacific Theater kanti iMelika, isikhathi esingamasonto amabili, yayingenayo. Nakuba kwakubiza kakhulu, le mpi yayizuzisa amaMelika, yaba negalelo elikhulu ekushintsheni kwesinyathelo esibalulekile eMpini YasePacific sisuka eJapane siya eMelika. 