A daren 4 ga Disamba, motocin 776th Amphibian Tank Battalion sun tashi zuwa teku kuma suka yi tsalle zuwa kudu tare da gabar tekun Leyte kuma suka sanya kansu a yammacin Balogo. A ranar 5 ga Disamba, tankunan sun motsa zuwa cikin 200 yd (180 m) na bakin teku kuma suka yi harbi a cikin tuddai a gaban 17th da 184th Infantry masu tasowa. Wannan dabarar ta tabbatar da inganci, ta lalata masu karewa sosai, sai dai inda sojojin ƙasa suka haɗu da aljihunan abokan gaba a kan gefen baya a cikin ƙasa, an kare su daga tankin.
inda sojojin ƙasa suka haɗu da aljihunan abokan gaba a kan hanyoyi masu juyawa a cikin ƙasa, an kare su daga wutar tanki na teku