<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ushintsho olukhulu lwezimiso empini yasolwandle lwenzeka ngokusungulwa komkhumbi othwala izindiza. Eyokuqala eTaranto  <response>: ngo-1940 bese kuba sePearl Harbor ngo-1941, le nkampani yabonisa ikhono layo lokuhlasela ngokuzimisela imikhumbi yesitha ngaphandle kokubona nokufinyelela kwemikhumbi yamanzi. IMpi YaseLeyte Gulf 1944 ngokusobala yayiyimpi yasolwandle enkulu kunazo zonke emlandweni; futhi kwakuyimpi yokugcina lapho imikhumbi yempi yadlala khona indima ebalulekile. Ekupheleni kweMpi Yezwe II, umkhumbi-mkhombe wawusuphenduke amandla amakhulu empini yasolwandle. 