Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Ulithi yakava nzvimbo yePacific isingazivikanwi nokuda kwemabasa makuru pakunopera kwehondo, kubatanidza Leyte Gulf
uye kushanda kweOkinawa. Nzvimbo yakakura yokuisa zvikepe pachiteshi ichi yakanga yakakura kudarika yeMajuro kana kuti yePearl Harbor, uye ngarava dzinopfuura mazana manomwe dzaiisa zvikepe ipapo panguva imwe chete. Pashure pokunge Leyte Gulf yachengetedzwa, Pacific Fleet yakatamisa nzvimbo yayo yokuronga mberi kuLeyte.