te ▁G ulf ▁ ▁After ▁dis astr ous ▁losses ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Sea , ▁the ▁Japanese ▁car rier ▁force ▁was ▁again ▁pract ically ▁without ▁air cre w ▁and ▁aircraft . ▁This ▁meant ▁that ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ley te ▁G ulf ▁the ▁I J N ▁car rier ▁force ▁was ▁only ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁de co y ▁force ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁ultimately ▁destroyed , ▁the ▁battle ▁that ▁saw ▁the ▁last ▁Kid ō ▁But ai ▁surv iv or , ▁Zu ik aku , ▁along ▁with ▁Z ui ho , ▁Chi y oda ▁and ▁Ch it ose ▁succ umb ing ▁to ▁US ▁air ▁attacks ▁of ▁Admir al ▁William ▁F . ▁H alse y ' s ▁Task ▁Force ▁ 3 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁H ata , ▁I ku h iko ; ▁I za wa , ▁Y as u ho ▁and ▁Sh ores , ▁Christopher , ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) ▁Japanese ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Force ▁F ighter ▁Units ▁and ▁Their ▁A ces ▁ 1 9 3 2 - 1 9 4 5 , ▁Gr ub ▁Street , ▁▁▁▁ ▁P range , ▁Gordon ▁W . ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Gold stein , ▁Donald ▁M . ▁and ▁D illon , ▁K atherine ▁V . ▁( 1 9 8 1 ) ▁At ▁Da wn ▁We ▁S le pt : ▁The ▁U nt old ▁Story ▁of ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁P engu in ▁Books , ▁Ltd ., ▁▁ ▁Thor pe , ▁Donald ▁W . ▁( 1 9 7 7