日寇疯狂屠杀马尼拉出逃的我米国平民船只,鉴于敌我力量悬殊,大统领指示休斯敦巡洋舰为首的米国远东舰队放弃保护商船队,转而寻歼为敌南遣舰队提供空中掩护的龙骧号航空母舰,以求逆转形势。9日凌晨,休斯敦号了望哨在锡基霍尔附近发现龙骧号那猥琐的身影,果断发动突击,可惜我军炮术欠佳,未能有所收获,敌舰队仓惶逃窜+ p9 Z" i; u8 z3 I2 U8 A5 G" u
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Siquijor at 76,87, Range 22,000 Yards
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: ~3 n6 ~3 T" ^# q# J3 n- l CVL Ryujo, Shell hits 2
! \3 i7 @* t: b CA Myoko, Shell hits 2/ q$ f8 m: d, D" n- x
CA Haguro, Shell hits 3$ [3 O! Y* G( u+ d- a6 g( ~& b3 q& n% ]9 |
CA Nachi, Shell hits 2 f7 Y6 y K! u0 ?
DD Kuroshio" E9 S: [7 ]& n6 N6 [+ t
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1$ |, {& U; q0 z* o3 H% X' a0 ~0 `
DD Hatsukaze9 X% X( k% k- @: M
DD Natsushio
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CA Houston, Shell hits 11 D4 F X+ I* {8 \# E% K
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
) S: h6 ~ X4 D! P: h @ CL Boise, Shell hits 3, on fire
6 f8 g: [! j- y; x' T DD Barker, Shell hits 2, on fire$ k3 l W2 A* i, U7 l' r; a4 {9 d$ |$ M
DD Bulmer/ ] E! T1 o& `% u. |5 @
DD Paul Jones
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DD Stewart, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage |