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; j; Q5 \, X; _: _8 N* B4 C4 |
8 r+ `0 C) A8 Z5 X9 q1 }Day Time Surface Combat, near Siquijor at 76,87, Range 22,000 Yards
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* l: x7 Y7 E7 q: L+ d) ] CVL Ryujo, Shell hits 2
- z) A1 a9 i6 }- w CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
- ^1 F( O q; h+ @' U8 x CA Haguro, Shell hits 31 b6 I% |7 G& m" c, N1 M0 K
CA Nachi, Shell hits 21 y$ ` C" u3 b0 H3 U$ E: T* H4 d1 D
DD Kuroshio
" a* ^ S& o& _9 p9 Q DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1/ R0 B7 k7 S- m& t
DD Hatsukaze3 Z! Q& g/ l7 B$ f( C$ E3 z
DD Natsushio
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CA Houston, Shell hits 1
- {/ t( Z7 m* \. u' a, J CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1
- P' X3 Q+ A# s. C CL Boise, Shell hits 3, on fire; S3 Z7 J+ d2 M# A
DD Barker, Shell hits 2, on fire9 I' h' R: Z% Y+ J
DD Bulmer
% ^- z; r. F2 U) M# ~0 z DD Paul Jones* Z- s- O" p% f" k/ [3 n3 C4 Y
DD Parrott$ W' k- W# }- @. \
DD Stewart, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage |