Kutevera Midway, ngarava dzakatumirwa kunobetsera mubato weSolomon Islands
. Kunyange zvazvo "Takao", "Maya" uye "Atago" dzakanga dzinoshandiswa zvikurukuru kuperekedza vatakuri vendege, "Chōkai" yakanga iri ngarava huru ye8th Fleet uye Vice-Admiral Mikawa's strike force paHondo ye Savo Island musi wa 8 August 1942, ichiita kuti zvive zvakashata zvikuru kukundwa kwemvura yebhuruu muUnited States Navy nhoroondo nekunyudza vatatu veAmerica cruisers uye kukuvadza zvakanyanya chechina, pamwe nekukuvadza cruiser yeAustralia "Canberra" kusvika pamwero wekuti aifanira kunyudzwa. Kunyange zvazvo "Chōkai" akatambudzwa kakawanda, vamwe vose vaiva muuto reJapan vakangokuvadzwa zvishoma.