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1 {, g% {6 ^9 G8 x$ \' |4 p
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Siquijor at 76,87, Range 22,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
, J1 Y0 C0 _( Y6 J CVL Ryujo, Shell hits 2
2 J! h3 j+ F$ w, } CA Myoko, Shell hits 2; {9 N% ?4 \0 C% I, U3 J, j
CA Haguro, Shell hits 35 _: |6 S4 S/ r
CA Nachi, Shell hits 2
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/ ], I/ v1 G; I: @: J5 Z! { DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
4 }7 s" S. B# U; M/ V3 J, p% D DD Hatsukaze7 {( t6 S/ @. x& Q
DD Natsushio0 u0 X& b) K% P2 ]% G
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Allied Ships9 V A0 Q$ c" f* r* j
CA Houston, Shell hits 1
6 |3 r1 G# j1 w* d+ r9 B- O- A CL Marblehead, Shell hits 15 Z6 @3 h5 P4 P
CL Boise, Shell hits 3, on fire
" x4 {: O/ }* z7 X6 x1 j. [3 h5 F DD Barker, Shell hits 2, on fire) _: Z( X, K( z. G) F; ^' l* C
DD Bulmer9 c3 Q+ [, r& \5 i8 L
DD Paul Jones7 h O1 A" _) s$ x, s4 a) D
DD Parrott# W0 v2 `* u3 O# b$ r; I- {8 m8 S4 ~
DD Stewart, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage |