 Complete the following phrase:  Due to the threat of American submarines and aircraft carriers and worsening fuel shortages, both Yamato and Musashi spent the majority of their careers in naval bases at Brunei, Truk, and Kuredeploying on several occasions in response to American raids on Japanese basesbefore participating in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944, as part of Vice Admiral Kuritas Center Force. Musashi was sunk during the battle by American airplanes. Shio was sunk ten days after her commissioning in November 1944 by the American submarine while Yamato was sunk by US carrier aircraft in April 1945 during 