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4 ]$ y; h9 h% l; |
) D6 R8 Y$ ?/ ]4 t" ADay Time Surface Combat, near Siquijor at 76,87, Range 22,000 Yards7 {- ?2 O: B! F% T
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Japanese Ships
, w; a/ \* r$ W9 i4 r1 K CVL Ryujo, Shell hits 2
! U& b+ O3 `3 B1 D CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
' j5 {# H. w2 o( z, _ CA Haguro, Shell hits 3
0 [' G: G0 I, H CA Nachi, Shell hits 2: V9 S" Z2 W8 z3 C1 o, V6 x
DD Kuroshio
9 R# o- J3 _. G% f) `# S+ g DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
5 C: X2 Q5 U% a" G7 D' x DD Hatsukaze
' n% L6 w% o2 X# O" n3 M0 @ DD Natsushio
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Allied Ships
6 w4 ]: D- _* y8 ^ CA Houston, Shell hits 1
8 I$ `. U3 A% y, g" D2 X CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1, I) p- O3 ~/ R% [( I/ h
CL Boise, Shell hits 3, on fire* v) G+ g: j* i1 c
DD Barker, Shell hits 2, on fire
+ D; z& F/ e8 M DD Bulmer
4 F( P# p" w' U3 G% K DD Paul Jones
! t2 w9 M9 v* n# U% c* x DD Parrott
, ]6 w5 t4 i6 n% W DD Stewart, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage |