Task Force 34 against the Japanese Center Force

How would Task Force 34 fare against the Japanese Center Force at the Battle off Samar?

It would probably win, most decisively in a radar-directed night action, but Japanese torpedoes could make the victory costly.

The proposed American battle line was powerful enough that the Japanese might withdraw rather than accept action. If Admiral Lee intercepted at night, American radar would create an advantage comparable to other battles in which radar-directed gunfire punished a less aware opponent. Yamato's radar and Japanese torpedoes still create danger, particularly if the Center Force secures a good torpedo approach. Task Force 34 also has finite armor-piercing ammunition, so the Americans would need to reserve it for battleships and use high explosive against cruisers once the major armored targets were engaged.