 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Panzendo yaro yechitatu yehondo, 26 May kusvika 1 July, yakabudisa varwi vatanhatu vokuPhilippinespachitsuwa chiduku pedyo neBalabac Strait 8 June. Achienderera mberi kuongorora muvengi wezvikepe zvehondo paTawi Tawi, akanyudza 5,142-ton Japanese tanker Asanagi Maru musi wa11 Chikumi. Akayambirawo mauto eAmerica ari kuMarianas nezvekubva kuTawi Tawi kweJapan task force iyo yakazokundwa muHondo yeGungwa rePhilippine musi wa19 Chikumi na20 Chikumi. Kushanda kure Leyte musi 24 June, iye yakanyudza 3,028-tani Japanese mufambi-mitoro chikepe Aso Maru, asati adzokera Fremantle. 