Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mazuva gumi gare gare, boka racho revarwi rakabatanidzwa mukurwisa kwokutanga Zvitsuwa zveJapan kubvira paDoolittle Raid ya1942. Kurwiswa kweJapan kwaida kuyerwa kupfurikidza nenzvimbo dzapamberi muChina, uye kwakatora nzendo gumi nembiri dzokubhururuka navanobhururuka mabhomba kuti vatakure mafuta akakwana nezvombo zvehondo kunzvimbo dzapamberi kuti vagadzirire kubuda kumwe kworwisa. Ikoku kwakaganhurira kudenha Japan kuumwe mumazuva gumi. Zvisinei, chikwata chacho chakarwisa mafekitari esimbi, mafekitari enhandare dzendege, zvivako zvengarava, nzvimbo dzokutakura zvinhu uye zvimwe zvinangwa muJapan. Chikwata chendege chakaendesa ndege dzacho dzaiva dzakasununguka kunzvimbo yaiva mberi kuChiung-Lai Airfield. Kugadzirwa kweB-29s, dzakanga dzatova nezvombo uye dzakatakura mabhomba dzakatanga musi wa13 Chikumi uye dzakapedzwa chete pazuva rekurwisa, nekungodiwa mafuta chete kuChiung-Lai. Chinangwa chikuru chebasa iri chaiva
Imperial Steel Works paYawata.