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5 l( ?7 G2 X. b: y# L
: D3 t' g) F- c, k% m. t, S3 |Day Time Surface Combat, near Siquijor at 76,87, Range 22,000 Yards4 a& |5 J7 ?6 `
. w0 n, _ Q2 e( }! Y8 j; z% _Japanese Ships
8 H) z; S3 N2 I0 d/ j CVL Ryujo, Shell hits 2
; X3 h7 W- _; A, Q: G/ D+ z$ n CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
& |, t5 ~; s& h X/ I CA Haguro, Shell hits 3- W- a5 ~/ F) U+ A3 g
CA Nachi, Shell hits 2* j2 p/ y o4 H- y/ k* v2 H
DD Kuroshio
0 [/ ]0 o! j1 q) L1 z# i6 x0 R DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
! J9 Q" k! R. L/ p8 l DD Hatsukaze4 ]9 o7 I- k8 f; v" m/ N( v( w
DD Natsushio
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8 M/ P; P* W$ z; O' NAllied Ships
* J' u W( c) c" q CA Houston, Shell hits 1% T4 I' h4 S, R3 T0 ?2 {, m/ y" ?2 y
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
4 W. Y1 k' K, ^; B* @. Y# h CL Boise, Shell hits 3, on fire
- g& e0 }* L$ z# ?' _& y DD Barker, Shell hits 2, on fire
% V; J- O& l5 g N" n DD Bulmer! t7 P' E4 L. z% Q. @
DD Paul Jones: \' D, Q1 L9 V
DD Parrott
2 k7 D- I! w) T DD Stewart, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage |