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7 @. ^; m$ e2 U8 [# E- d% ~
% g$ _0 r2 l( c* |% z, d& Z0 JDay Time Surface Combat, near Siquijor at 76,87, Range 22,000 Yards
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6 v+ ?/ c; g2 n. h) c* E. n5 I7 VJapanese Ships
6 }8 M+ o7 K9 u9 p9 | CVL Ryujo, Shell hits 2
6 @% G* O& A2 d2 o1 o' j. R7 L0 q CA Myoko, Shell hits 2" o# R- n" C# j9 r& K, ^
CA Haguro, Shell hits 3
! D% L6 E, Q- T& k. M H) \ CA Nachi, Shell hits 27 A: r0 R% C1 q& y- q( \
DD Kuroshio G( \, d+ D9 K# Z/ s$ m
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
7 l% D/ f3 Q) W7 @2 R1 c DD Hatsukaze; H) ?- c+ c) c' w. m% T8 J
DD Natsushio# t. @, [/ H" |9 U! c1 Y2 S
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CA Houston, Shell hits 18 I8 `; d! A" y5 o1 v
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1) z o' K; R7 T" h
CL Boise, Shell hits 3, on fire
0 x, w% Y8 t' ?+ b% ^ DD Barker, Shell hits 2, on fire
; _* E6 r' {& x( y DD Bulmer
$ \- P: a% F: k/ r4 \9 _! R- ^ DD Paul Jones2 p( V; g: q t
DD Parrott
/ @2 b0 \2 }8 Z2 x. S0 ~# h DD Stewart, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage |