<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna October 1944, 3rd Fleet yakasarudzwa seNorthern Force muchirongwa chemasimba matatu chokukunda  <response>: Kupinda kweAllied muJapan-yakagarwa nePhilippines. Vatakuri vengarava ve3rd Fleet vakatorerwa ndege dzose kunze kwe108 ndokutumwa kunokwezva ngarava dzinotungamirirwa neAmerica kure nokudzivirira ngarava dzinotakura mauto. Musi wa 25-26 Gumiguru, vakatarisana neuto guru raisanganisira vatakuri gumi veUSN, vane ndege 600-1,000, 3rd Fleet yakarasikirwa nevatakuri vemhepo vana, imwe cruiser yakareruka uye imwe inoparadza muhondo yeCape Engaño. 3rd Fleet yakanyatsopera kuvapo, uye yakaparadzwa zviri pamutemo musi wa 15 December 1944. 