The WW2 battle of Leyte Gulf was fought between US destroyers and Japanese cruisers at very close range - the cruisers couldn't aim low enough to hit the destro

The WW2 battle of Leyte Gulf was fought between US destroyers and Japanese cruisers at very close range - the cruisers couldn't aim low enough to hit the destroyers, while the destroyers raked the cruisers topside with 5" guns. Also in the WW2 battle of Singapore, two British battleships were sunk by Japanese bombers, but the Japanese ships were very close to the British fleet at times. The result was that Japan dominated both the Pacific and Indian oceans until Midway.