Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Na 9 Jenụwarị 1942, "Jintsū" hapụrụ Davao maka mwakpo nke Celebes, na-eso ụgbọ njem na-ejide Sasebo Nke 1 Jikọtara Ndị Agha Mmiri Pụrụ Iche (SNLF). N'abalị iri na asaa nke ọnwa Jenụwarị, ụgbọelu Kawanishi E7K2 "Alf" nke na-efe efe nke e si na "Jintsū" gbapụ gburu ụgbọelu Dutch Lockheed Hudson nke na-atụ bọmbụ n'akụkụ Menado, mana e gburu ya onwe ya tupu ọ laghachi. Na mbido February, e kenyere "Jintsū" n'òtù ndị agha na-awakpo Ambon, nke ndị Netherlands na Portuguese Timor sochiri
na ọwụwa anyanwụ Java. N'abalị iri abụọ nke ọnwa Febụwarị, mgbe ọ nọ n'àgwàetiti Alor, ọ wakporo ụgbọ mmiri ndị America na-akwọ ụgbọ mmiri.