Navy Patrol #1

Admiral Ozawa launches a desperate gambit to lure Admiral "Bull" Halsey’s Third Fleet away from Leyte, while Admiral Takeo Kurita’s Central Force advances to attack the American landing forces. As the battle unfolds, the U.S. Navy responds to the threat, engaging Japanese ships in fierce combat, but the fate of Ozawa’s carriers remains uncertain as the American fleet searches for the elusive enemy.

Admiral Kinkaid prepares the Seventh Fleet for a decisive stand in the Surigao Strait, where the Japanese Southern Force—led by Admiral Nishimura and later Admiral Shima—enters a trap. As the battle unfolds, the Americans use superior positioning and firepower to cripple the enemy fleet, while Shima remains unaware of the disaster befalling his comrades, ultimately retreating in confusion.

Admiral "Bull" Halsey, puzzled by the absence of Japanese aircraft carriers, launches a search that uncovers a decoy force led by Admiral Takeo Kurita—four battleships and a token carrier presence. Believing the Japanese fleet is heavily damaged, Halsey commits his Third Fleet to attack, unaware the enemy's true strength remains hidden.

Admiral Sprague leads a small, vulnerable force of escort carriers and destroyers against a vastly superior Japanese fleet, as Admiral Kurita's central force unexpectedly turns back toward the unguarded San Bernardino Strait. With the odds stacked against them and no immediate reinforcements, Sprague’s fleet must hold the line, launching desperate torpedo attacks and enduring relentless bombardment in a battle that tests their courage and resolve.

The U.S. Navy submarine, operating in the Pacific during the Mindoro landings, evades a Japanese patrol plane and tracks a Japanese aircraft carrier, launching a successful torpedo attack. After crippling the carrier, the submarine is hunted by enemy destroyers, sustaining heavy damage before escaping and returning to base, where its actions are recognized as crucial to the operation’s success.