Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna October 1944 "Akizuki" yaiva chikamu cheNorthern Force yaitungamirirwa naVice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa, mu
Kurwisa kweJapan mauto eAllied achitsigira kupinda kweLeyte. Musi wa25 Gumiguru, muHondo yeCape Engaño, ngarava yakanyura, zvichida ne torpedo, kumabvazuva-kuchamhembe kwakadziva kumabvazuva kweCape Engaño (), panguva yekutanga kurwisa kwemhepo yeU.S. kuNorthern Force. Manyuko mazhinjisa anopa chiremera chokurova ndege dzeTask Force 38, asi mamwe anopa chiremera kuchikepe chepasi pegungwa.