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 Yards# T( g% _4 x1 n0 i! J1 X
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Japanese Ships
& o4 \8 c/ B. P4 Q- o CVL Ryujo, Shell hits 2
4 S9 |8 u* e. \$ W* C5 q- E$ M; C CA Myoko, Shell hits 2
5 j& o& z; s" p' a0 C CA Haguro, Shell hits 3
* J! y, f0 y3 v1 v( k6 K$ w1 R& [4 V# d: i CA Nachi, Shell hits 2
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4 ~9 z7 o/ o8 } }' k DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1. G" t- I; L8 M6 c: d- X) l; Q
DD Hatsukaze
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& N# Q0 V% m; z8 N CA Houston, Shell hits 13 o( z) }4 Q( j5 p1 v
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 1/ R/ C$ D" ~8 X( b2 T0 g+ K
CL Boise, Shell hits 3, on fire
0 ]5 u" c- \' A" o9 Q7 [ DD Barker, Shell hits 2, on fire) m+ c' Y. F8 v x
DD Bulmer
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DD Parrott
5 B/ v" w* ~% z5 N DD Stewart, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage |