Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Otu &lt;a href="5%26quot%3B/38%20caliber%20gun"&gt;/38 caliber&lt;/a&gt; dual purpose gun nọ n'azụ ụgbọ ahụ, ọ na-ejikwa 16 Bofors 40 mm (1.57 in) mgbochi ụgbọelu na-agba ọsọ abụọ, yana 12 Oerlikon 20 mm cannons, nke e ji mee ihe na ikike mgbochi ụgbọelu. Ka ọ na-erule ngwụsị nke agha ahụ, a gbanwere ndị na-ebu ụgbọ mmiri "Casablanca" ka ha buru egbe iri atọ nke 20 mm, dịka nzaghachi maka mmụba na-arịwanye elu n'ihi mwakpo kamikaze. E debere égbè mgbochi ụgbọelu n'akụkụ mbara èzí ahụ. A haziri ụgbọelu ndị na-ebu ndị na-esote "Casablanca" ka ha buru ụgbọelu iri abụọ na asaa, mana ha na-agabiga ma ọ bụ na-erughị ọnụ ọgụgụ a mgbe ụfọdụ. Dịka ọmụmaatụ, n'oge mkpọsa nke Mariana na Palau Islands na Agha nke Samar, ọ na-ebu 16 FM-2 fighters na 11 TBM-1C torpedo bombers, maka ngụkọta nke ụgbọ elu 27. N'oge Agha Mindoro
, ọ na-ebu 24 FM-2 fighters na 9 TBM-1C torpedo bombers, maka ngụkọta nke ụgbọ elu 33. Mgbe ọ na-agafe na nkwado nke mbuso agha nke Lingayen Gulf, na n'oge ọ ga-emecha daa, ọ na-ebu 19 FM-2 fighters, 10 TBM-1C torpedo bombers, a TBM-3 variant torpedo bomber, na a TBM-1CP spotter ụgbọelu, maka ngụkọta nke 31 ugbo elu.