<prompt> Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Musi wa3 Gumiguru, yakapiwa basa uye yakabatana neTask Group 77.4, iyo yakanga ichiungana paManus Island, muAdmiralty Islands, sechikamu cheSeventh Fleet. Iyo, ichiperekedzwa nedzimwe gumi nesere dzinotakura vatakuri uye zviratidzo zvavo zvehondo, cruisers, uye vanoparadza, vakafambisa musi wa 12 Gumiguru kuenda kuLeyte Gulf, uko kwaitarisirwa kutsigira kuderedza.  <response>: paLeyte, iyo yakaratidza kutanga kwehondo yokuPhilippines. Sechikamu cheTask Unit 77.4.2, inozivikanwawo se Taffy 2, inotungamirirwa naRear Admiral Felix Stump, yakaiswa kumaodzanyemba kwe Taffy 3, iyo yaiva kumabvazuva kweSan Bernardino Strait. Asvika pachitsuwa musi wa18 Gumiguru, ndege dzake dzakatanga kuita mapurisa ehondo uye kurwisa zvinangwa zvakasarudzwa. Kamwe Sixth Army yakanga yakadzika musi wa20 Gumiguru, ndege yake yakashandurwa yakanangana nekutarisa padyo nerutsigiro rwemhepo, ichitsigira kufambira mberi kwekutanga kwemazuva mashoma anotevera. 