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Leyte Gulf. Halsey akatora mukana wemirairo inopesana kubva kuna Nimitz pamusoro pezvinhu zvake zvakakosha uye akatora chirauro, achisarudza kurwisa zvakasimba simba rehondo yehondo uye kunyudza vatakuri pane kupa dziviriro yekumhara. Akadzingirira ngarava dzokunyepedzera uye akabudirira kunyudza vatakuri vana veIJN. Zvisinei, nokuita kudaro, akasiya ngarava yeLeyte iri panjodzi yokurwiswa neIJN. Njodzi yaigona kuitika kumapoka eAmerica pakumhara paLeyte yakadziviswa zvikurukuru noushingi hwechikwata chiduku, chaiva nezvombo zvakawanda cheUSN chevatakuri vengarava, vanoparadza ngarava, uye vanoparadza ngarava vaitungamirirwa naGeneral MacArthur paSamar. Aya maCVE nevatsigiri vawo akarwa zvine simba zvokuti mutungamiriri wechiJapan akafunga kuti akanga achitarisana nezvikepe zvikuru zvaHalsey uye akadzokera shure. Vanopfuura varwi veUSN 1,500 vakafa uye ngarava shanu dzeAmerica dzakanyura mukati mehondo iyi, kusanganisira vatakuri vengarava vaviri.