The Americans planned a counter-attack against Japanese positions in the southern Solomon Islands, primarily Guadalcanal, as a first step towards capturing Rabaul, the main Japanese base in Southeast Asia.
AMerika Serikat merencanakan serangan balasan terhadap posisi Jepang di selatan Kepulauan Solomon, terutama Guadalcanal, sebagai tahap pertama menduduki Rabaul, pangkalan utama Jepang di Asia Tenggara.