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Line 29: ==Background== The rapid advance of US forces heading towards [[Manila]] had strained the capability of their supply lines at [[Lingayen Gulf]]~~, which had so ably supplemented their push south on the capital,~~ almost to the breaking point. While the capture of Manila was significant for both military and psychological reasons, the seizure of Manila Bay was crucial from a logistical point of view. Its harbor was in American hands but would remain unused until the Bataan peninsula and the island of [[Corregidor]] in the west was secured.

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