Cika wannan jumla: A mayar da martani ga mamayewa, Jafananci sun kaddamar da babban yunƙurin jirgin ruwa na ƙarshe, wani aiki da aka sani da 'Sho-Go', wanda ya shafi kusan dukkanin jirginsu da suka tsira. An yi niyya ne don halakar da jiragen ruwa na mamayewa a Leyte Gulf. An gina Arewacin Arewa na Admiral Ozawa a kusa da sauran jiragen saman jiragen sama na Japan, yanzu sun raunana saboda asarar matukan jirgi da aka horar. Northern Force an yi niyyar yaudarar sojojin Amurka da ke rufewa daga Gulf yayin da ƙungiyoyi biyu masu fama da ruwa, Center Force da Southern Force, za su shiga cikin bakin rairayin bakin teku kuma su kai farmaki ga jiragen ruwa na mamayewa. An gina waɗannan sojojin ne a kusa da sauran ƙarfin sojojin ruwan Japan, kuma sun ƙunshi jimillar jiragen ruwa 7 da jiragen ruwa 16. Aikin ya kawo game da
Yaƙin Leyte Gulf, yaƙin jirgin ruwa mafi girma na Yaƙin Duniya na biyu kuma, ta wasu ƙa'idodi, yaƙin jirgin ruwa mafi girma a tarihi.