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) d2 I% z9 }/ A( `" I
3 j# `+ G( [8 H# ^Day Time Surface Combat, near Siquijor at 76,87, Range 22,000 Yards0 \5 t6 h( e1 t5 M
8 r: e# A O& M% p# M4 v2 s& OJapanese Ships( i0 A7 c# b- W' T; T
CVL Ryujo, Shell hits 2! o; d, M5 p: \$ _# e9 h
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
]( m5 [/ s7 J; F4 T7 M CA Haguro, Shell hits 3
4 z# v/ B% b0 Y, v: Q5 U" Q0 J CA Nachi, Shell hits 2
( E2 y! b* b% x4 a3 ?8 g! q DD Kuroshio
3 I8 C3 _5 |& J1 |; q. E& v DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
- \1 m' a& e7 V DD Hatsukaze
# \6 u* m) v( p" q DD Natsushio* Z, a5 k7 ^, |1 J1 d) f
' y- Q' R0 u/ {& xAllied Ships2 C: k9 k% `1 v) ]% F
CA Houston, Shell hits 10 W" K" D9 Z2 H- x6 ^6 Y
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 13 P/ Y- G) v& F# i v
CL Boise, Shell hits 3, on fire
' s. J u8 }! t, D- u, [# ^& _6 \ DD Barker, Shell hits 2, on fire
: q( H7 L3 ?: @" V6 p2 c$ q3 ^ DD Bulmer
; c8 N3 I* D0 G: X DD Paul Jones' [, }( `) o: H& C' O: C2 u7 d
DD Parrott
. {' f5 h2 N! C3 l2 j0 y DD Stewart, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage |