<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: MaJapan akapinda muhondo muna December 1941 uye sezvavaifambira mberi kumaodzanyemba vakananga kuPapua, 49th yakazviwana iri kurwiswa nendege. Mumakore ose  <response>: Mushandirapamwe weKokoda Track, kuyedza kwakaitwa kubhururuka zvikamu zvebhata kuKokoda kutsigira 39th Battalion panguva yeHondo yeKokoda, asi izvi zvakaratidza kuti hazvina kubudirira. Gare gare, mauto akabva ku49th Battalion akabatana neHonner Force, ad hoc unit yakapiwa basa rekufambisa mafambiro marefu pamwe neGoldie River kudzivirira maJapan kubva pakucheka nzira, apo vamwe vose vebattalion vakagadzira mafambiro ekumira pakati peGoldie neLaloki Rivers. Kunyange zvazvo pasina kutaurirana kwakaitwa navaJapan, basa rokurwa rakabatsira kuvandudza maonero evashandi uye tsika dzakasimudzirwa. Mumwedzi yose yapfuura simba rebato racho rakanga rawedzerwa uye naSeptember 1942 raiva nesimba revakuru vakuru 37 uye 818 mamwe mazita, kusanganisira chirongwa chevakuru vakuru 12 avo vakanga vatumirwa kubva kune vane ruzivo rweChipiri cheAustralia Imperial Force munaAugust. Bhatani racho rakaramba richikura muna October naNovember, panguva iyo inopfuura hafu yevashandi vayo vakanga vazvipira kutamira kuAIF. Zvisinei, mikana yokurovedza yakaramba iri mishoma, kunyange apo gadziriro dzaiitwa dzokutumira boka racho kuhondo. Panenge panguva iyi, chikwata chemuchina chemuchina chakabviswa uye pamwe chete nemamwe makambani akawanda eMilitia machine gun, yakashandiswa kuumba 7th Machine Gun Battalion. 