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- a8 L5 w3 j& q
4 j5 w+ p p/ r+ xDay Time Surface Combat, near Siquijor at 76,87, Range 22,000 Yards5 o8 g+ H1 U5 ]) K# U
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Japanese Ships
j; k- X4 H" r( G8 E# U( n CVL Ryujo, Shell hits 2
. ~; o- m9 \1 _/ n7 ?0 N' j1 A8 G" i9 o CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
7 Q- p1 C0 S, N CA Haguro, Shell hits 3
# }8 \! y1 `4 `) A4 Z8 p! N CA Nachi, Shell hits 29 v5 G, u; {% {( v- V: N
DD Kuroshio
) R2 X8 G2 y8 B V9 o* C1 Z8 Q DD Oyashio, Shell hits 16 H8 t* Q3 M, X" m7 Y# U$ V% ?
DD Hatsukaze) j1 c8 h6 ?8 s' c' T" O
DD Natsushio& V. F9 f6 t; o4 `3 {
$ G& i+ {6 l1 jAllied Ships
6 L3 n* @. ?1 m, l# H2 b CA Houston, Shell hits 1' h" j E7 `; c
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
) {2 A0 F4 ?. E, j& g+ d4 j# @ CL Boise, Shell hits 3, on fire
/ ?& p- q' Z0 P6 s# w: | DD Barker, Shell hits 2, on fire C# S6 m$ X3 ~* {& h& X/ p
DD Bulmer
6 \' }9 U$ N+ J2 p8 H DD Paul Jones
5 i8 n: @5 L3 G3 r- B DD Parrott H4 y0 B+ Q( V% J: _# F0 J
DD Stewart, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage |