Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Vachipindura kudenha kwacho, vaJapan vakatanga basa ravo guru rokupedzisira rehondo, basa rinozivikanwa se'Sho-Go,' raibatanidza inenge ngarava yavo yose yakanga yapukunyuka. Yakanga yakanangidzirwa mukuparadza ngarava dzokupinda muLeyte Gulf. Simba Rokuchamhembe raAdmiral Ozawa rakavakwa rakakomberedza vatakuri vendege veJapan vakanga vasara, zvino vakanga vasisina kusimba nokurasikirwa kukuru kwavatyairi vakadzidziswa. Mauto okuchamhembe aifanira kukwezva mauto eU.S. akanga achivhara kuti abve muGulf nepo mapoka maviri ehondo okumusoro, mauto epakati neokumaodzanyemba, aifanira kupfuurira kuenda kumusoro kwegungwa ndokurwisa ngarava dzokupinda. Mauto aya akavakirwa pamusoro pesimba rakasara reJapan Navy, uye akaumbwa nenhamba dzinokwana 7 dzezvikepe zvehondo uye 16 dzezvikepe. Kuvhiyiwa kwakaunza
Hondo yeLeyte Gulf, hondo huru zvikurusa yegungwa yeHondo yeNyika II uye, kupfurikidza nedzimwe nzira, hondo huru zvikurusa yegungwa munhau.