<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Akaenda kuLeyte Gulf musi wa18 Gumiguru, mazuva maviri asati asvika chaiwo, kuti afukidze preinvasion minesweeping and underwater demolition team operations. Madota ayo akabetserawo pakupfura kwepamberi pokupinda kwechinangwa chacho. Mushure mekumhara musi wa 20 Gumiguru, ngarava yehondo yakapa moto wekudaidzira kutsigira mauto achienda kumahombekombe uye kudzivirira ngarava yekupinda kurwisa kurwisa kukuru kwemhepo yemuvengi yakatangwa. Muchiitiko chokupedzisira, iye akataura kuuraya kumwe chete kusina kubetserwa. Apo vaJapan vakatanga kurwisa kwavo kwokumusoro kwemativi matatu kuti vaputse  <response>: Murwi weLeyte, Welles akabatana nechidzitiro cheMutevedzeri Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf mutsara wehondo yekare iyo yakaparadza simba remuvengi iro rakaedza kupfuurira kuburikidza neSurigao Strait kumaodzanyemba kweLeyte usiku hwa24 25 Gumiguru. Nokukurumidza pashure pacho, iye akapedzisa chikamu chake muna Philippine kushanda uye pamudyandigere kuna Ulithi Atoll apo iye akabatana chidzitiro pamusoro Fast Carrier Task Force. 