<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Kusukela ngo-1942 kuya maphakathi no-1943, ama-US namanye ama-Allied cruisers ayeyizinhlangano ezisindayo ohlangothini lwawo lwezingxabano eziningi zasolwandle zomkhankaso waseDutch East Indies, iGuadalcanal Campaign, kanye neSolomon Islands eyalandela  <response>: empini; babevame ukuphikiswa amabutho anamandla aseJapane aholwa ama-cruiser ayehlome ngama-Long Lance torpedoes. Imikhumbi-ngwenya nayo yahlanganyela kakhulu ezinhlangothini zombili zalezi zimpi futhi yanikeza cishe wonke ama-torpedo ohlangothini lwe-Allied, kanti ezinye izimpi kule mikhankaso zalwa ngokuphelele phakathi kwemikhumbi-ngwenya. 