<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ngo-December 7, 1941, i-Gamble yayisibuyile ekubhekeleni olwandle, lapho isimiso sayo sokuthula saphula indiza yokuqala yezindiza zaseJapane eyayihlala esikhumulweni sezindiza ehlasele imikhumbi yaseMelika ethekwini. Abacibishelayo beGamble bajoyina umlilo wezinye imikhumbi yempi futhi babona indiza eyodwa yesitha iwela emanzini emgodleni wayo ongakwesobunxele. Ngemva kokuhlaselwa wathatha isiteshi sokuqapha anti-submarine esikrinini somthwali wezindiza, futhi kamuva waqapha izindlela eziya ePearl Harbor. Maphakathi noFebhuwari ka-1942, waya eningizimu ehamba nomkhumbi owawuya ePago Pago, eSamoa, wabe esejoyina ukubeka indawo evikelayo yezimayini ngaphandle kweTutuila. Ekupheleni kuka-March laba ababili ababekwa izimayini bathuthela eziQhingini zaseFiji, ukuze babeke indawo enezimayini emanzini aseNadi kusukela ngo-April 7 kuya ku-14. Ebuyela ePearl Harbor ukuze athole izikhali ezisindayo, iGamble yasiza ekuvikeleni imikhumbi eya eMidway ngesikhathi salokho  <response>: Impi ebalulekile nengokomlando, yabe isiya ngaseningizimu ukuze ibeke indawo enezimayini yokuzivikela lapho kungena khona iSecond Channel, e-Espiritu Santo, e-New Hebrides Islands. 