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9 f9 s j8 Q; `5 E8 P
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Siquijor at 76,87, Range 22,000 Yards1 l& Z- k- `/ l) [
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Japanese Ships
. R! N! A. Y7 O& M c+ ?# N CVL Ryujo, Shell hits 2 S9 d- M2 \* M4 t2 ~+ |: g
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
' j$ g) }! E1 v. q, y8 B CA Haguro, Shell hits 3
- R7 o2 Q: Z& \7 o CA Nachi, Shell hits 2# W& g/ w5 [3 s( n* H9 n0 L
DD Kuroshio( v" p7 b5 u3 K! |; w* ^ n
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
' I$ M& \/ z g# J; G1 ? Q DD Hatsukaze
+ l9 d& ?% ^% r4 X. W DD Natsushio+ @' Y) E: ~& i' R/ R9 M
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CA Houston, Shell hits 14 y6 y/ K" ]$ ?7 t; K/ u
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1! R4 t: d' E6 u$ o, a4 z
CL Boise, Shell hits 3, on fire
e' ]* G4 _2 r; e6 X9 N" j DD Barker, Shell hits 2, on fire# F2 X4 V! u& B3 D" q
DD Bulmer
6 F. K+ \( n4 ` DD Paul Jones
: t: K! n. ~( n1 ]* p+ n DD Parrott
. M2 |- w$ \# u# d3 A DD Stewart, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage |