Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Vachipindura kudenha kwacho, vaJapan vakatanga basa ravo guru rokupedzisira rengarava, basa rinozivikanwa se'Sho-Go,' raibatanidza inenge ngarava yavo yose yakapona. 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. Basa racho rakaunza Hondo yeLeyte Gulf
, hondo huru zvikurusa yegungwa yeHondo yeNyika II uye, kupfurikidza nedzimwe nzira, hondo huru zvikurusa yegungwa munhau.