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Hello, now let's analyze the Battle of Leyte Gulf fought in late October 1944, which was the largest naval battle of World War II and was fought within the framework of the massive counteroffensive to defeat the Empire of Japan. The objective of this particular operation: to establish air and naval bases in Leyte to recapture the Philippines and from there attack other territories and cut off the flow of fuel to Japan. For this offensive the Americans only expected minimal resistance, but the Japanese Imperial Fleet came out against them to fight with all the deep-draft ships they still had at their disposal. The Japanese expected to win a great victory, but instead their expectations of success were simply crushed, and below we will see how their defeat was consummated. I hope you like this video. Sincerely, Victor Aguilar-Chang