<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waOctober 3, akapiwa uye akabatana neTask Group 77.4, iyo yakanga ichiungana paManus Island, muAdmiralty Islands, sechikamu cheSeventh Fleet. Iyo, ichiperekedzwa nedzimwe gumi nemasere dzinotakura vatakuri uye zviratidzo zvavo zvehondo, cruisers, uye vanoparadza, vakafambisa musi wa 12 Gumiguru kuenda kuLeyte Gulf, kwavakatarisirwa kutsigira  <response>: kumhara paLeyte, uko kwakaratidzira mavambo ehondo yePhilippines. 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. 