<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Munguvayiyo nguva, vakuru vakuru veJapan vakanga vaita gadziriro yavo yokudzivirira Philippines neCombined Fleet. Ngarava dzehondo dzeJapan dzakarongwa kuva mapoka mana. Mauto okuchamhembe akavakirwa pamidziyo inotakura ndege yeCombined Fleet yakanga yasara, zvino yakanga isina ndege dzayo dzehondo, uye yaifanira kumirira sechinhu chinonyengera kuchamhembe kweLuzon. Japan yaitarisira kukwezva American Fast Carrier Task Force kunzvimbo iri kure zvakakwana kubva kuLeyte Gulf kuti isashande nepo mamwe mauto matatu eMambo, akaumbwa nezvikepe zvehondo zvepamusoro, akatsakatisa ngarava dzeAmerica dzakatsigira Major General Douglas MacArthurs beachhead paLeyte. Nokudaro, vaikarira kukanganisa muAmerica  <response>: vapambi paLeyte sezvo varwi vaMacArthur vakanga vabatwa paBataan makore matatu akanga apfuura. Mauto aiva nesimba zvikuru aifanira kuyambuka Gungwa reSibuyan, kuyambuka Strait yeSan Bernardino, uye kudzika paLeyte Gulf kubva kuchamhembe. Mamwe maviri aifanira kubuda muSurigao Strait ndokurwisa vapambi muLeyte Gulf kubva kumaodzanyemba. 