<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngo-Okthoba 1944 i-Akizuki yayiyingxenye yeNorthern Force eyayiholwa yi-Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa, ekuhlaselweni kwamaJapane amabutho ama-Allied asekela ukuhlasela kweLeyte  <response>: . futhi. Ngo-Okthoba 25, eMpini yaseCape Engaño, umkhumbi wacwiliswa, mhlawumbe yi-torpedo, empumalanga-enyakatho-mpumalanga yeCape Engaño , ngesikhathi sokuhlasela kokuqala kwe-US Air Force. Iningi lemithombo linikeza inhlanhla endizeni yeTask Force 38, kodwa abanye banikeza inhlanhla emkhunjini ongaphansi kwamanzi. 