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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Day Time Surface Combat, near Siquijor at 76,87, Range 22,000 Yards8 z- U' V3 P- ]9 C0 |
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CVL Ryujo, Shell hits 2
$ X% u1 J) c5 S; l5 R' N/ T: x CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
: b1 D% U+ F1 |' W CA Haguro, Shell hits 3
$ t* ^' m5 d4 b. O" ~0 g0 U CA Nachi, Shell hits 2, H+ p, c0 a* D) Y7 L3 W7 C) v
DD Kuroshio( _# ?! F V, S; w, @. }; e
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
& {; A7 F; I) e/ S- k DD Hatsukaze
( O. r3 Q) `7 E" R DD Natsushio
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9 u/ B; E7 u* `. R$ ?) M, W CA Houston, Shell hits 1( P& V/ K: ^- T" f0 h+ ]: s
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 16 D* [8 h( c7 \1 q2 q/ d
CL Boise, Shell hits 3, on fire6 Z. Y0 R, q4 R/ C2 m/ u# b0 m
DD Barker, Shell hits 2, on fire; h/ D/ E0 X) Y/ c6 I4 J
DD Bulmer
5 [2 B" F! a. n# n; q4 V% x# {7 z DD Paul Jones
# k' G4 o6 }) R, Z' {( R DD Parrott
; d3 |" [) X4 P$ N: M DD Stewart, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage |