Search results
31 gru 2014 · This U.S. Navy documentary depicts the sea battle at Leyte Gulf during the Allied landings at Mindoro in the Phillipines during World War II. During this battle, a small group of American escort carriers designated Taffy 3 engaged the Japanese fleet's main body, including the super battleship Yamato.
The initiative, aggressiveness, and outright heroism demonstrated by Taffy 3, combined with determined U.S. naval air attacks, limited Japanese situational awareness, and pure dumb luck of the...
7 cze 2024 · Experience the intense historical combat of the 1944 Epic Battle of Leyte Gulf in this full-length documentary. Delve into the strategic naval tactics, fleet maneuvers, and tactical...
His six escort carriers, screened by three destroyers and four destroyer escorts—officially known as Task Group 77.4.3, but usually referred to by its call sign, “Taffy 3”—had been flying support strikes for the recent landings on the Philippine island of Leyte for the past eight days.
17 paź 2024 · The Battle off Samar was fought at Leyte Gulf when Task Unit 77.4.3—a miniscule, haphazardly assembled group of 13 ships—went up against a major Imperial Japanese Navy Task Force twice its size with 31 ships.
Admiral Halsey then raced north with his attack carriers and heavy battleships to engage a Japanese carrier-battleship task force off Cape Engaño. This Taffy 3 as lonely sentinels east of Samar and southeast of San Bernadino Strait, on the route to Leyte Gulf.
As a result of his leadership off Samar his six escort carriers, three destroyers, and four destroyer escorts saved the day at Leyte Gulf. Taffy III was one of three task units assigned to Task Group 77.4. Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita, IJN was the commander of the IJN Centre Force at Samar.
