Their capture saved more lives than they cost by obviating the need to capture Truk, Kavieng, Rabaul, and Hansa Bay and thereby speeding up the Allied advance by several months.
I krigens barske aritmetik sparede erobringen af dem mere end de kostede ved at fjerne behovet for at erobre Truk, Kavieng, Rabaul og Hansa Bay og derved fremskyndedes den allierede fremrykning med adskillige måneder.