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
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- @% C r0 a# s. b. N% ?Day Time Surface Combat, near Siquijor at 76,87, Range 22,000 Yards
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# s3 ]- k8 `2 `+ ? |Japanese Ships
% U! X; ^3 Q$ f! |3 o/ l# O CVL Ryujo, Shell hits 2% Q% W" g* j+ b2 ^1 F: u3 S4 U" T
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2! ]+ S6 i1 V- g. e7 |" Q
CA Haguro, Shell hits 35 |. F( n6 a s0 [ B* V
CA Nachi, Shell hits 2
2 G; K& Y ]! E: v2 Z7 H2 E1 T3 } DD Kuroshio
, P0 L! j! D8 F: ~7 l' z( s DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
& h! U p! O- ^7 } DD Hatsukaze
- W6 D. `. p; q; U7 E$ g3 E DD Natsushio
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Allied Ships
: b; D& L/ H0 a3 E3 A CA Houston, Shell hits 1
* S, k+ M, O/ ?# W) N; e# ? CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
" \! |+ t: X x6 b+ v1 s CL Boise, Shell hits 3, on fire
( C# c; R# [: d! M DD Barker, Shell hits 2, on fire# \1 w P ]9 a8 u7 x
DD Bulmer
: H2 x/ I" p, I8 K l, `) o1 S DD Paul Jones
O% z) ^' Q4 x4 K6 X. F9 `. M! A1 { DD Parrott; g9 ]( X# x" ?6 O
DD Stewart, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage |