Who do you have protecting Port Morseby? Would it be better to move the 32nd under Harding to Morseby and have them deployed there freeing up the troops currently there to be deployed in Milne bay? Get's the 32nd aclimatized and doesn't throw them in the deep end right away. As troops are moved in others can be deployed further afield. Milnes not that far from Morseby and unlike oTL the brass must be worried about a push towards it more in FFO.

As for the escort, use some of those new CVA's that just showed up on station and there escorts. Maybe as a trial before doing the same thing for Guadalcanal?

Just some thoughts.

Russ / Roller007