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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' t5 P* R! D+ R, t9 ADay Time Surface Combat, near Siquijor at 76,87, Range 22,000 Yards: |( g1 G& H" J4 {
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CVL Ryujo, Shell hits 2; C8 W! m1 o2 G% t
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
! {* D* X! z6 M+ p5 F0 k CA Haguro, Shell hits 3! m8 ?2 A) t5 @( s- y
CA Nachi, Shell hits 2
/ P2 t2 ~' i, F7 \. h% _, { DD Kuroshio) h4 O) Y. g- `; b" O7 }$ M; v
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
0 W% O& J3 E! K# Q DD Hatsukaze Y8 d& e8 X% Q( X
DD Natsushio
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CA Houston, Shell hits 1, V. o' g+ |$ |' t1 K7 y/ f
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
# e7 b6 W5 H8 @8 o' |9 F0 I7 ? CL Boise, Shell hits 3, on fire1 C2 N4 y2 [+ P# {5 o( w
DD Barker, Shell hits 2, on fire
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DD Paul Jones
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- F$ p2 ^; n2 l4 z. ^- j' p I DD Stewart, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage |