|Roger. The Second Division will give everything it has while attached to the Southern Force’s 1st Strike Group. Tonight we’ll slip through the Surigao Strait and try to break through to Leyte.
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|rowspan="2"|"第三部隊" or "3rd Force" refers to the ships under Nishimura's command. In English sources the main portions of the Japanese Fleet involved at Leyte are typically referred as the Northern, Central, and Southern Forces rather than 1st, 2nd, and 3rd respectively.