<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngemva kweMidway, kwathunyelwa imikhumbi ukuba iyosiza emkhankasweni waseSolomon Islands  <response>: . futhi. Ngenkathi i- Takao, Maya ne- Atago beqashwa ngokuyinhloko ukuhambisa abathwali bezindiza, i- Chōkai yayiyi-flagship ye- 8th Fleet kanye ne-Vice-Admiral Mikawas strike force eMpini yaseSavo Island ngo-8 Agasti 1942, edala lokho okubhekwe njengokwehluleka okubi kakhulu kwamanzi aluhlaza emlandweni we-United States Navy ngokucwilisa ama-cruisers amathathu aseMelika nokulimaza kakhulu okwesine, kanye nokulimaza i-cruiser yase-Australia Canberra kuze kube yilapho kufanele ihlakazeke. Nakuba i-Chōkai yabhekana nezingqinamba eziningana, amanye amabutho aseJapane alimala kancane. 