<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kugadziriswa kwakatora kusvika muna Gumiguru, kuchidzivirira North Carolina kubva mukutora chikamu muchikamu chikuru chePhilippines mushandirapamwe, uye akabatanazve nechikepe pachiteshi chayo chitsva chemberi kuUlithi musi wa7 Mbudzi. Ikoko, akabatana neTG 38.3, iyo inokurumidza inotakura basa rebasa rakapfuura kubva kuFifth Fleet kusvika kuTatu Fleet uye zvichienderana nekuverengerwa kubva ku50-series kusvika ku30-series mazita. Vatakuri vacho ipapo vakatanga nhevedzano yekurova pazvinzvimbo zveJapan paLeyte, Luzon, uye Visayas kutsigira mauto emauto pamhenderekedzo. Mukati meiyi mibato, North Carolina yakadonhedza ndege yokuzviuraya yeKamikaze. Kurwiswa kwacho kwakaramba kuchienderera mberi kusvika pakati paDecember uye kwakawedzera munguva yechirimo.  <response>: kupinda muMindoro musi wa15 December. Mazuva matatu gare gare, ngarava dzacho dzakanga dzichifamba pedyo nePhilippines padzakakanganiswa neCobra. North Carolina haina kukuvadzwa zvakakomba, asi magwa matatu okurwisa akanyura mudutu. 