Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - 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 jiragen ruwa 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 ragowar ƙarfin sojojin ruwan Japan, kuma sun ƙunshi jimillar jiragen ruwa 7 da jiragen ruwa 16. Wannan aikin ya haifar da yakin Leyte Gulf
, mafi girma a cikin jirgin ruwa na yakin duniya na biyu kuma, ta wasu sharudda, mafi girma a cikin jirgin ruwa a tarihi.