<prompt> Qedela lo musho olandelayo: UHalsey wathumela i - TG 38.1 eningizimu ukuba ihlasele izikhumulo zezindiza zaseJapane kule ndawo ngesikhathi  <response>: ukuhlasela kweMorotai okwaqala ngomhlaka-15, kodwa wababizela emuva ukujoyina ingxenye enkulu yeTF 38 ngaphambi kokuhlasela kwakhe okuhleliwe eManila ngomhlaka-21 Septhemba. Izindiza ze Hornet zabamba iqhaza eqenjini lesibili lokuhlaselwa kweManila Bay futhi zacwilisa umkhumbi-mkhumbi omdala. Abashayeli bezindiza baseMelika bathi badutshula izindiza ezingu-110 futhi babhubhisa ezingu-95 phansi, nakuba empeleni i-First Air Fleet yalahlekelwa izindiza ezingaphansi kweshumi nambili ngenxa yazo zonke izimbangela. I-TF38 yathi yacwilisa noma yonakalisa amathangi kawoyela ayisikhombisa, kodwa amarekhodi aseJapane abonisa ukuthi ayisishiyagalolunye acwiliswa noma acwiliswa. Isimo sezulu esibi saphoqa ukuthi kukhanselwe iningi lezindiza ezazihlelelwe usuku lwesibili, kodwa uHalsey wanquma ukuhlasela iCoron Bay eCalamian Islands esikhundleni salokho, indawo yokumisa esetshenziswa kakhulu ngabatholi bamafutha baseJapan, ngakolunye uhlangothi lwePhilippines nge-TG 38.1 no-38.3. Iqembu lezindiza lika Hornet lahola ukuhlaselwa kwezindiza okuhlanganisiwe okwacwilisa imikhumbi emibili yokuthwala uwoyela, imikhumbi eyisithupha yezimpahla, izihambeli eziningana kanye nethenda lendiza yamanzi. I-TG 38.1 yabe isiya e-Seeadler Harbor ukuyovuselela futhi ishintshe i-Air Group 2 nge-Air Group 11. Ekugcineni uClark wasuka eHornet ngo-October 1. 