The Battle off Samar was a crucial naval engagement took place on October 25, 1944, during the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf. It featured a smaller, outnumbered American task force of escort carriers, destroyers, and destroyer escorts known as "Taffy 3" facing a powerful Japanese fleet, including battleships, cruisers, and destroyers. Despite being vastly overmatched in terms of firepower and tonnage, the American forces, under the inspired and courageous leadership of Admiral Clifton Sprague, fiercely resisted the Japanese onslaught. Through aggressive attacks and reckless maneuvers, the Americans inflicted significant damage on the Japanese fleet, disrupting their plans to attack the vulnerable American amphibious landing forces in Leyte Gulf. Despite the heroic actions, the US forces lost 2 escort carriers, USS Gambler Bay and USS St. Lo.
PACK INFO:
Puzzle Count: 9Total Piece Count: 996
PACK CONTENTS:
USS Suwannee after Kamikaze - x140Laying smoke - x96
Sailors watch as USS Fanshaw Bay is hit - x96
US survivors pulled from the water - x140
USS Gambler Bay and escorts laying smoke - x96
USS Heermann laying smoke - x96
USS Kitkun Bay preparing Wildcats - x140
USS Samuel B Roberts - x96
USS St Lo after kamikaze - x96
