The Japanese had been conserving their naval forces over the past year, but now committed a force of seven heavy cruisers, along with one light cruiser and four destroyers.
日本在過去的1年一直保護他們的海軍艦隊，但如今卻派出了7艘重巡洋艦，伴隨著的有1艘輕巡洋艦和4艘驅逐艦。