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The largest naval battle in human history

The naval battle lasted from October 20 to October 26, 1944. Within six days, the total tonnage of the Japanese and Allied ships exceeded 2 million tons, of which the Allied fleet reached 1.33 million tons and the Japanese Navy 730,000 tons. 21 aircraft carriers, 21 battleships, 170 destroyers and nearly 2,000 military aircraft participated in the battle. After the Japanese lost the battles on Saipan and Mariana Islands, if they lost the Philippines or Taiwan, Japan's "south line" of resources would be cut off, and the connection with China, North Korea, and the mainland in Southeast Asia would be cut off. Japan therefore decided to take a desperate attempt to repel the Allied landing force on Leyte and defeat its sea power. After several deliberation, the Allies gave up attacking Taiwan and landed in the Philippines first, and were determined to cover the landing with superior military force, and defeated the Imperial Japanese Navy who came to support in one fell swoop.