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Originally Posted by Mios 4Me
Leaving aside the Battle off Samar in the spirit of your discussion, I have twice encountered a northbound CV task group several days beforehand with rather light escorts. I initially assumed it was Ozawa but didn't he come down from Empire waters?
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Ozaka did indeed come from northern waters, and was part of the carrier diversionary group.
Sad that they were willing to sacrafice the group for the chance to send cruisers and battleships up the rear to try and take on the US forces. But they had few aircraft, so why not.