Buuxi weedha soo socota: "Tennessee" iyo saddexda "New Mexico" oo ah maraakiib dagaal ayaa ka dhoofay 15-kii Maarso iyagoo qayb ka ah koox hawlgal ah oo ay ku jiraan laba sidey oo rakaab ah iyo shan iyo toban burburiye. Bartilmaameedka kooxdu wuxuu ahaa saldhigga Japan ee Kavieng ee waqooyiga New Ireland, oo ka tirsan Bismarck Archipelago. Weerarkan wuxuu qeyb ka ahaa wajiga ugu dambeeya ee Howlgalka Cartwheel, qorshaha ah in la go'doomiyo lana baabi'iyo saldhiga ugu weyn ee Japan ee Rabaul; halka "Tennessee" ay weerar ku qaadeen Kavieng si ay u weeciyaan, ciidamada badda ayaa
waxay ku soo degtaa Emirau. Diyaaradaha ayaa markaa la dhisi doonaa si ay u dhamaystiraan hareeraha Rabaul.