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1 H# I( m' _1 t
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Siquijor at 76,87, Range 22,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
; Y4 a6 w/ i3 k CVL Ryujo, Shell hits 26 D, B$ I$ O( K2 }4 o0 L# f/ P! R
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2/ u0 j6 K0 e/ q
CA Haguro, Shell hits 3
7 l: H3 X( r2 U" V& }- N CA Nachi, Shell hits 2& D5 ^" w, s9 a1 C& @$ E. U- p
DD Kuroshio3 f, z( _) j9 y3 k8 l
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1- g, b0 \; ]" c( y! y* R( y! v
DD Hatsukaze% O% G# s. u6 r8 @% }# G
DD Natsushio
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CA Houston, Shell hits 1; x, ~5 j) h; @# m7 G* A
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1; Z& q" b7 t) q' X+ q
CL Boise, Shell hits 3, on fire
& y6 x: \9 b0 i& J# ^% h DD Barker, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 y7 D6 H9 C& R# r. r6 r DD Bulmer
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- z8 \: k) k- H) I5 ^ DD Parrott
( {6 W$ u# j9 s7 `$ B. X# T5 l DD Stewart, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage |