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' M. B. t5 M. _
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Siquijor at 76,87, Range 22,000 Yards; `+ a, l" U* r2 R% ?: F! o
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Japanese Ships
3 Z& P8 c6 d+ \7 I CVL Ryujo, Shell hits 23 X. E8 K5 r: `4 D+ {
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2" E! e7 W% t: m
CA Haguro, Shell hits 3, {3 e' k+ K# h) G j9 y
CA Nachi, Shell hits 29 z' o1 j0 z1 X* u$ v
DD Kuroshio
! t( d' X; [/ s2 Y Q DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1. ^5 H8 v; G0 i) m4 C" ~
DD Hatsukaze- Y$ R* N0 h" q E
DD Natsushio' s& Z$ a0 L5 j$ _/ j5 }
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Allied Ships
5 C( m) ^8 k% n5 i CA Houston, Shell hits 1
, @4 O) B9 j: R. I9 } CL Marblehead, Shell hits 17 Z7 y- x. Q# j
CL Boise, Shell hits 3, on fire8 C1 _, X) Q& @9 z9 r
DD Barker, Shell hits 2, on fire( }& i5 V; e; @
DD Bulmer
( n, W& L; m5 {' l( S DD Paul Jones
( a# s' m% y2 G. H a2 M* k7 y DD Parrott
" [! a( b9 ~' i, O6 V# }3 p DD Stewart, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage |