The first japanese fleet is not sighted for three days. And two submarines, in the late night hours on october 20, third, i think it is spot one of these flotillas. This is traditionally the beginning of the battle of laty gulf. The naval battle of gulf put me in the category of those who think that this is a highly overrated battle. Although people differ. Francis pike in hirohito's war, says, the reason it doesn't get the attention some of its more vigorous proponents wish that it would is cause the stakes aren't that high. I would even suggest that a battle that i've done forty five minutes on before,