<prompt> Kugadziriswa kwakaramba kuripo kusvikira muna October, kuchidzivisa North Carolina kubva mukutora chikamu mukurwisa kwePhilippines, uye akabatanazve nechikepe pachiteshi chayo chitsva chemberi paUlithi musi wa7 November. 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 kusvikira pakati paDecember uye kwakawedzera pakukundwa kweMindoro  <response>: 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. 