The Battle of Samar – Pacific WW2 – Odds? What are those?

Battle of Samar

The Battle off Samar was the centermost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, which took place in the Philippine Sea off Samar Island, in the Philippines on October 25, 1944.
 
In which a small force of escorts and small carriers face off against the biggest battleship the world has ever seen, plus all its friends.
 
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