Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Waɗannan yaƙe-yaƙe sun hana Jafananci sauka a kan Port Moresby. Maimakon haka, sojojin Japan sun fara yakin basasa ba tare da nasara ba don daukar Port Moresby tare da hanyar da ta wuce ta hanyar Owen Stanley Range ta hanyar
Hanyar Kokoda.