<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngo-October 12, umkhumbi-mkhombe wokuhambisa wathatha uhambo usuka eManus eqenjini le-Rear Admiral Thomas L. Spragues Escort Carrier Group ukuhlinzeka ngosizo lwasemoyeni lokwehla eLeyte Gulf  <response>: . futhi. Wafika ePhilippines ezinsukwini eziningana kamuva, futhi izindiza zakhe zaqala ukuhlasela izikhungo zesitha eVisayas kwaze kwaba ngu-Okthoba 25. Wanikeza ukusekelwa emoyeni amabutho okuhlasela nge anti-submarine futhi ukulwa air amaphoyisa kanye nokuhlaselwa ngokumelene izikhungo Japanese ogwini. 