Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Ulithi akava hwaro hwePacific husina kuziviswa hwamabasa makuru apashure pehondo, kubatanidza
Leyte Gulf nebasa reOkinawa. 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.