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- Battle_off_Samar abstract "The Battle off Samar was the centermost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, which took place in the Philippine Sea off Samar Island, in the Philippines on October 25, 1944. As the only major action in the larger battle where the Americans were largely unprepared against the opposing forces, it has been cited by historians as one of the greatest military mismatches in naval history.Adm. William Halsey, Jr. was lured into taking his powerful 3rd Fleet after a decoy fleet, leaving only three escort carrier groups of the 7th Fleet in the area. A Japanese surface force of battleships and cruisers, battered earlier in the larger battle and thought to have been in retreat, instead turned around unobserved and stumbled upon the northernmost of the three groups, Task Unit 77.4.3 ("Taffy 3"), commanded by Rear Admiral Clifton Sprague. Taffy 3's few destroyers and slower destroyer escorts possessed neither the firepower nor armor to effectively oppose the Japanese force, but nevertheless desperately attacked with 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal guns and torpedoes to cover the retreat of their slow "jeep" carriers. Aircraft from the carriers of Taffy 1, 2, and 3, including FM-2 Wildcats, F6F Hellcats and TBM Avengers, strafed, bombed, torpedoed, rocketed, depth-charged, fired at least one .38 caliber handgun and made numerous "dry" runs at the attacking force when they ran out of ammunition.Sprague's task unit lost two escort carriers, two destroyers, a destroyer escort and dozens of aircraft. Over a thousand Americans died, comparable to the combined losses of men and ships at the better known Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway. But in exchange for the heavy losses for such a small force, they sank or disabled three Japanese cruisers and caused enough confusion to persuade the Japanese commander, Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita, to regroup and ultimately withdraw, rather than advancing to sink troop and supply ships at Leyte Gulf. In the combined Battle of Leyte Gulf, 10,000 Japanese sailors and 3,000 Americans died. Although the battleship Yamato and the remaining force returned to Japan, the battles marked the final defeat of the Japanese Navy, as the ships remained in port for most of the rest of the war and ceased to be an effective naval force.".
- Battle_off_Samar causalties "1 destroyer damaged".
- Battle_off_Samar causalties "1 destroyer escort sunk".
- Battle_off_Samar causalties "1,583 killed and missing".
- Battle_off_Samar causalties "2 destroyer escorts damaged".
- Battle_off_Samar causalties "2 destroyers".
- Battle_off_Samar causalties "2 escort carriers".
- Battle_off_Samar causalties "23 aircraft lost".
- Battle_off_Samar causalties "3 escort carriers damaged".
- Battle_off_Samar causalties "913 wounded".
- Battle_off_Samar combatant "Empire of Japan".
- Battle_off_Samar combatant "United States".
- Battle_off_Samar commander Clifton_Sprague.
- Battle_off_Samar commander Takeo_Kurita.
- Battle_off_Samar date "1944-10-25".
- Battle_off_Samar isPartOfMilitaryConflict Pacific_War.
- Battle_off_Samar place Samar.
- Battle_off_Samar result "American victory".
- Battle_off_Samar strength ""Taffy 3"".
- Battle_off_Samar strength "11 destroyers,".
- Battle_off_Samar strength "2 light cruisers,".
- Battle_off_Samar strength "3 destroyers,".
- Battle_off_Samar strength "30 aircraft (in kamikaze attack)".
- Battle_off_Samar strength "4 battleships,".
- Battle_off_Samar strength "4 destroyer escorts,".
- Battle_off_Samar strength "400 aircraft from Taffy 1, 2, 3".
- Battle_off_Samar strength "6 escort carriers,".
- Battle_off_Samar strength "6 heavy cruisers,".
- Battle_off_Samar strength "Japanese Center Force".
- Battle_off_Samar thumbnail LeyteGambierBayStraddle.jpg?width=300.
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- Battle_off_Samar caption "The escort carrier , burning from earlier gunfire damage, is bracketed by a salvo from a Japanese cruiser shortly before sinking during the Battle off Samar.".
- Battle_off_Samar casualties "1".
- Battle_off_Samar casualties "1583".
- Battle_off_Samar casualties "2".
- Battle_off_Samar casualties "23".
- Battle_off_Samar casualties "3".
- Battle_off_Samar casualties "52".
- Battle_off_Samar casualties "913".
- Battle_off_Samar casualties "Unknown casualties".
- Battle_off_Samar combatant "Empire of Japan".
- Battle_off_Samar combatant "United States".
- Battle_off_Samar commander "Clifton Sprague".
- Battle_off_Samar commander "Takeo Kurita".
- Battle_off_Samar conflict "Battle off Samar".
- Battle_off_Samar date "1944-10-25".
- Battle_off_Samar date "December 2009".
- Battle_off_Samar hasPhotoCollection Battle_off_Samar.
- Battle_off_Samar partof Pacific_War.
- Battle_off_Samar place "East of Samar Island".
- Battle_off_Samar reason "McCains force is identified ad TG 38.1 above".
- Battle_off_Samar result "American victory".
- Battle_off_Samar strength ""Taffy 3"".
- Battle_off_Samar strength "11".
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- Battle_off_Samar strength "3".
- Battle_off_Samar strength "30".
- Battle_off_Samar strength "4".
- Battle_off_Samar strength "400".
- Battle_off_Samar strength "6".
- Battle_off_Samar strength "Japanese Center Force".
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- Battle_off_Samar subject Category:1944_in_the_Philippines.
- Battle_off_Samar subject Category:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf.
- Battle_off_Samar subject Category:Eastern_Visayas.
- Battle_off_Samar subject Category:Military_history_of_the_Philippines_during_World_War_II.
- Battle_off_Samar subject Category:Naval_battles_of_World_War_II_involving_Japan.
- Battle_off_Samar subject Category:Naval_battles_of_World_War_II_involving_the_United_States.
- Battle_off_Samar subject Category:Pacific_Ocean_theatre_of_World_War_II.
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