Waxad qortaa sii wadida faqradan - Wuxuu ku soo biiray shaqada Oktoobar 2 si uu u hoggaamiyo maraakiibtiisa - qayb ka mid ah kooxda duqeynta Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf inta lagu gudajiray duulaankii Leyte
waxayna gacan ka geysteen dib u celinta kooxda weerarka koonfureed ee Japan - Kuxigeenka Admirals Shoji Nishimura ee Ciidanka "C" iyo Kiyohide Shima's 2d Striking Force - marxaladda Surigao Strait ee Dagaalkii Leyte Gulf.