<prompt> Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Musi wa6 Gumiguru, muparadzi akasimuka kubva kuUlithi neTG 38.2 nokuda kwekutsvaira kwemwedzi-wakareba zvikurukuru kwePhilippines, asi achitanga nokurova paOkinawa, musi wa10, uye paFormosa, kubva musi wa12 kusvika musi wa14. Yakatsigira kumhara paLeyte Gulf  <response>: musi wa20 Gumiguru uye vakaongorora vatakuri panguva yekurova kwavo kumaodzanyemba kweLuzon neVisayans musi wa21 na22d. Musi wa25 na26 Gumiguru, akabatana nezvizhinji zvezvinhu zve3rd Fleet mukusangana nekukunda maJapan Northern Force panguva yeCape Engaño chikamu cheHondo yeLeyte Gulf. Musi wa29, Task Force 38 TF 38 yakatangazve kurwisa ndege kuPhilippines. Kurwisa ikoko kwakapfuurira kusvikira paKrisimasi kuchingovhiringidzwa nenguva mbiri chete dzokugovera zvokudya nokuzvichengetedza paUlithi, kubva musi wa9 kusvika musi wa13 November uye kubva musi wa25 November kusvika musi wa9 December. Vashandi veStockham vakapedza Zuva reKrisimasi nemazuva masere akazotevera vari paUlithi vachigadzirira rwendo rutsva nengarava dzinokurumidza kutakura zvinhu. 