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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" b8 q% A N- x+ \: ~8 N; ]! UDay Time Surface Combat, near Siquijor at 76,87, Range 22,000 Yards- f- s' n: p- C- W. T+ O
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CVL Ryujo, Shell hits 21 f4 s- c4 Q3 J# Z- b9 F7 [5 s
CA Myoko, Shell hits 23 \; t. t2 e& u& y% U
CA Haguro, Shell hits 32 O/ j3 v8 E; E& H% o
CA Nachi, Shell hits 28 |9 }4 T6 @8 L# e6 \2 C% c5 L
DD Kuroshio
' H. X- W( |2 Q8 q- t DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1 u: y! |! p% `
DD Hatsukaze
7 L/ F3 R" e( y& E/ S0 U+ k7 G, F8 u DD Natsushio
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Allied Ships1 a) t, n" t, w& K. S& k$ T8 O' h6 u
CA Houston, Shell hits 1% {! V! j5 K7 C" F/ ^+ F
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
4 l) S4 K5 F8 z/ ~- G CL Boise, Shell hits 3, on fire) T& ~ a3 k- t8 C
DD Barker, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ g$ e$ q7 l7 n DD Bulmer
" l7 C. m2 |+ ]4 W DD Paul Jones' F5 f i( k* N
DD Parrott
3 C( h3 f1 d" ~2 j) Y DD Stewart, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage |