Two days after the landing a group of seven heavy cruisers, one light cruiser and four destroyers were sighted arriving in Rabaul from Truk, there to refuel and then sortie for a night battle against the supply ships in Empress Augusta Bay.
At Rabaul the force refueled in preparation for a night battle against the supply ships in Empress Augusta Bay. Two days after the landing the Japanese reinforced their forces at Rabaul by sending down a group of seven heavy cruisers they had been conserving at Truk, along with one light cruiser and four destroyers.
Two days after the landing the Japanese reinforced their forces at Rabaul by sending down a group of seven heavy cruisers they had been conserving at Truk, along with one light cruiser and four destroyers. At Rabaul the force refueled in preparation for a night battle against the supply ships in Empress Augusta Bay.
Two days after the landing the Japanese reinforced their forces at Rabaul by sending down a group of seven heavy cruisers they had been conserving at Truk, along with one light cruiser and four destroyers. At Rabaul the force refueled in preparation for a night battle against the supply ships in Empress Augusta Bay.