Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna October 1944, 3rd Fleet yakagadzwa se"Northern Force" muchirongwa chemasimba matatu chokukunda kupindirwa kweAllied
yePhilippines yaitongwa neJapan. Vatakuri vengarava ve3rd Fleet vakatorerwa ndege dzose kunze kwe108 ndokutumwa kunokwezva ngarava dzinotungamirirwa neAmerica kure nokudzivirira ngarava dzinotakura mauto. Musi wa 25-26 Gumiguru, vakatarisana neuto guru raisanganisira vatakuri gumi veUSN, vane ndege 600-1,000, 3rd Fleet yakarasikirwa nevatakuri vemhepo vana, imwe cruiser yakareruka uye imwe inoparadza muhondo yeCape Engaño. 3rd Fleet yakanyatsopera kuvapo, uye yakaparadzwa zviri pamutemo musi wa 15 December 1944.