Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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What if Admiral Kurita had taken his powerful Japanese battleship force through the Surigao Strait instead of the San Bernardino Strait during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944?
In this Sea Power WWII naval warfare scenario, we explore an alternate-history version of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Kurita's Yamato-led force is unaware of Admiral Nishimura's disastrous fate and maintains radio silence as it enters Surigao Strait.
Could the Imperial Japanese Navy, led by Yamato, have broken through the US 7th Fleet's cruisers and old battleships and reached the American landing forces at Leyte?
Or would Kurita suffer the same fate as Nishimura?
⚓ Find out in this Sea Power WWII alternate-history simulation!
Scenario: What if Kurita followed Nishimura through Surigao Strait?
Game: Sea Power
Setting: World War II / Pacific War
Battle: Leyte Gulf & Surigao Strait
Forces: Imperial Japanese Navy vs US Navy
Mods:
WWII - drive.google.com/file/d/1teCM5rEjetExSjKsAdwey8NDJVqXf8KS/view?usp=drive_link
Mod Instructions: Extract the ZIP and place the "ww2" folder in Sea Power\Sea Power_Data\StreamingAssets
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0:00 Intro
0:43 Setting The Scene
2:19 Battle Force Details
6:56 Vessel Details
12:28 US 7th Fleet Call To Arms
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#SeaPower #LeyteGulf #SurigaoStrait #BattleOfLeyteGulf #WW2 #WWII #PacificWar #Yamato #AdmiralKurita #ImperialJapaneseNavy #USNavy #NavalWarfare #Battleships #WW2NavalWarfare #AlternateHistory #WhatIf
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nextlevelracing.com
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What if Admiral Kurita had taken his powerful Japanese battleship force through the Surigao Strait instead of the San Bernardino Strait during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944?
In this Sea Power WWII naval warfare scenario, we explore an alternate-history version of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Kurita's Yamato-led force is unaware of Admiral Nishimura's disastrous fate and maintains radio silence as it enters Surigao Strait.
Could the Imperial Japanese Navy, led by Yamato, have broken through the US 7th Fleet's cruisers and old battleships and reached the American landing forces at Leyte?
Or would Kurita suffer the same fate as Nishimura?
⚓ Find out in this Sea Power WWII alternate-history simulation!
Scenario: What if Kurita followed Nishimura through Surigao Strait?
Game: Sea Power
Setting: World War II / Pacific War
Battle: Leyte Gulf & Surigao Strait
Forces: Imperial Japanese Navy vs US Navy
Mods:
WWII - drive.google.com/file/d/1teCM5rEjetExSjKsAdwey8NDJVqXf8KS/view?usp=drive_link
Mod Instructions: Extract the ZIP and place the "ww2" folder in Sea Power\Sea Power_Data\StreamingAssets
DONATE/SUPPORT GRIM REAPERS
PATREON monthly donations: patreon.com/GrimReapers
PAYPAL one-off donations: paypal.me/GrimReapersDonation
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0:00 Intro
0:43 Setting The Scene
2:19 Battle Force Details
6:56 Vessel Details
12:28 US 7th Fleet Call To Arms
GRIM REAPERS YOUTUBE CHANNELS
Grim Reapers 1 - DCS & Sea Power: youtube.com/channel/UCZuXjkFY00p1ga3UyCBbR2w
Grim Reapers 2 - WWII naval battles: youtube.com/channel/UCZzvHfFzIpMrvgAbgZDUX9A
Grim Reapers 3 - Full DCS missions youtube.com/channel/UCg7C1fVGdxz3VSz1-zxWcBQ
SOCIAL MEDIA
WEBSITE: grimreapers.net
STREAM(Cap): twitch.tv/grimreaperscap
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/GrimReapersGroup
TWITTER: twitter.com/GrimReapers_
DISCORD: discord.gg/cATmE3d
THANK YOU TO: Mission Makers, Admin, Staff, Helpers, Donators & Viewers(without which, this could not happen)
#SeaPower #LeyteGulf #SurigaoStrait #BattleOfLeyteGulf #WW2 #WWII #PacificWar #Yamato #AdmiralKurita #ImperialJapaneseNavy #USNavy #NavalWarfare #Battleships #WW2NavalWarfare #AlternateHistory #WhatIf
