Buuxi weedha soo socota:
Duulaankii Leyte waxa uu sababay in ciidamada Japan ay sameeyaan isku day ugu dambeeyay si ay u burburiyaan ciidamada Mareykanka. Saddexda qaybood ee ugu waaweyn ee maraakiibta waxay u dhaqaaqeen dhanka Filibiin si ay u galaan Dagaalkii Taariikhiga ahaa ee Gacanka Leyte, iyagoo damacsan inay u weeciyaan maraakiibta Admiral William F. Halsey ee waqooyiga iyo inay weeraraan ciidamada weerarka ee gacanka. "Healy" waxay ku biirtay Kooxda Shaqada 38.3 (TG 38.3) ee Rear Admiral Frederick C. Sherman, meel u dhow Luzon 24 Oktoobar oo ay soo weerareen diyaaradaha dhulka ku sugan. Diyaaradaha kooxda hawlgalka waxay ku dhufteen maraakiibta ku xigeenka Admiral Takeo Kurita ee Badda Sibuyan, iyagoo daad gureeyay kuna waxyeeleeyay cutubyo kale oo culus oo ka tirsan ciidamada Japan.