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 z b7 m5 ~( e M3 Q
( @' R' a. [# A3 vDay Time Surface Combat, near Siquijor at 76,87, Range 22,000 Yards$ B# D( X3 d+ g2 a
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Japanese Ships6 B& v( i# b% S% G# \
CVL Ryujo, Shell hits 2
" Q3 X7 R$ j6 }6 D( r( W CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
! r+ w# V$ g8 Y0 Y2 A0 f/ B CA Haguro, Shell hits 30 z7 V: h4 D# R9 u. ~; Z, e1 j1 E
CA Nachi, Shell hits 2
% v/ U7 T0 \/ y9 @: n2 G' {& M7 _# d DD Kuroshio
( }3 i" M( L: Y' Z8 L& b% X3 b DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
4 G/ h6 ^' u! P M$ E! p* p4 F DD Hatsukaze* D6 T) @, v# D I- |
DD Natsushio- [$ }7 e7 S$ Z- m
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Allied Ships
( Z6 g" D4 `6 p1 C7 O2 j# u: F# H$ } CA Houston, Shell hits 1
2 v, g" Z( |1 C2 @# `7 p1 W CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
0 r7 P" q% W) D2 Q CL Boise, Shell hits 3, on fire: n) ]6 f% x( z+ V3 S, A
DD Barker, Shell hits 2, on fire
0 X" k4 @% R5 s, |3 A7 I% _ DD Bulmer
. f8 O1 }7 k; G DD Paul Jones
( T0 s8 {7 [7 \" S DD Parrott
7 y8 m& C; ~. T7 h5 c ?* {9 y DD Stewart, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage |