Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Yakagoverwa kuperekedza makondirakiti mukati mekurwiswa kwokutanga kwePhilippines, "La Vallette" yakanga yatosiya Leyte Gulf nekondirakiti kuti iwanezve zvitoro zvayo paHollandia pamberi pe
Hondo yeLeyte Gulf, ichidzokera kuPhilippines musi wa5 Zvita. Akafukidza mamwe mafambiro mashanu muPhilippines muna December naJanuary 1945, akabva apinda muchiratidziro chezvikepe zvinotsvaira zvikepe zvinotsvaira Manila Bay. Pana February 14 muMariveles Bay.