<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Zvaakazoita zvakazoita kuti asvike kuMorotai, kwaaizotangira kuenda kuPhilippines. Dashiell yakaronda uye yakaongorora zvikepe panguva yekumhara ikoko musi wa18 na19 Gunyana uye kumhara kwekusimbisa musi wa1 Gumiguru. Akabatana neNorthern Attack Force nokuda kwokutanga  <response>: zvikepe zvinokwira muLeyte paSan Pedro Bay, musi wa20 October uye zvinobva zvagadzirirwa kuenda kuNew Guinea kunotakura zvinhu kuchamhembe kuti zvikepe zvinokwira zvitsigire kubva musi wa12 kusvika musi wa16 November. Zvakare akaendesa mauto nekutakura kubva kuNew Guinea mabhesi kuenda kuLeyte pakati pa 24 Mbudzi na 9 Zvita. Mazuva matatu gare gare yakabva kuLeyte Gulf ichiongorora boka revasungwa vaienda kunobhururuka kuMindoro. Zuva rechipiri kunze kamikaze yakaparadza mureza, uye mureza wakaendeswa ku Dashiell nokuda kwekumhara musi wa 15 December. Achidzokera kuLeyte, akabatanidzwa pakurwisa kurwisa kweJapan musi waDecember 20. Varume vake vatanhatu vakakuvadzwa muchiito ichi. 