19th Sep
Things have gone quiet again. I am preparing to resupply Buna as I clean forgot about it with all the recent excitement. I am also thinking of running Yamato back into Mile for a third time but i'm unsure about this. Although she'll put to sea tonight I might well recall her or send her Slot-ward. I think there are a huge number of dive bombers at Moresby and I don't want to give them any targets.
Supply woes are rising. despite regular convoys, it is becoming difficult to keep my shipping at Rabaul ready for action. Truk simply doesn't create enough supply or fuel each day for everything to be kept sweet.
Given recent events, I think I might bring forward my invasion of both Milne and Moresby. I have no new timescale, though. I'm mostly just airing a thought I've had over the last couple of days. I might even think of retaking Lunga but that, if it happens at all, is beyond the end of the year.
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