Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A lokacin da aka kai hari kan Pearl Harbor, "Kumano" ita ce babbar jirgi na Mataimakin Admiral Shigeyoshi Inoue's IJN 4th Fleet kuma an tura shi don rufe
Harin Japan na Malaya a matsayin wani ɓangare na Mataimakin Admiral Jisaburō Ozawa's Na farko Kudancin Jirgin Ruwa, yana ba da cikakken goyon baya ga saukar sojojin Japan a Singora, Pattani da Kota Bharu.