 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kwemakore anotevera, Pennsylvania yakapa kubhombwa kwemahombekombe panguva yeHondo dzeMakin, Kwajalein, Eniwetok, uye Saipan, pamwe chete nePalau Islands Campaign. Ngarava yacho yakaitawo basa rokumhara paLeyte uye Hondo yeLeyte Gulf. Munguva iyi, Pennsylvania yakanga iripo muhondo yokupedzisira pakati pezvikepe zvehondo, Hondo yeSurigao Strait. Ngarava yacho haina kupfura chero salvos nemhaka yokuti ngarava dzeJapan dzakatendeutswa kana kuti dzakanyudzwa dziri kure, dziri kunze kwePennsylvanias outdated fire control asi dziri mukati mechikamu cheimwe, radar-directed battleships. 