On 24 April, Captain Kurobe was transferred to the 64th Sentai to take over the command of the 3rd Chūtai leader of the 64th Sentai, after the previous commander was killed in action during the Japanese invasion of Burma. He then switched to Nakajima Ki-43 fighter. In March 1943 he was promoted to executive officer of the 64th Sentai. He saw extensive action over Burma from April 1942 to January 1944, where his unit mostly operated from airfields at Rangoon and Meiktila. His missions typically involved performing fighter sweeps and escorting bombers to Arakan, Chittagong and Assam areas, or defending Rangoon and Meiktila from Allied bombers. His last mission in Burma Campaign was on 18 December 1943.