Erich sat within the confines of his command vehicle, which itself rested within the belly of the beast.
And that beast was a strategic airlift turboprop aircraft, based loosely on the P.1108/I Fernbomber.
These were the behemoths that carried German armor across the globe, and were currently flanked by FW PTL "Falke" turboprop fighter escorts.
Each had its drop tanks attached for the sake of carrying out the mission.
They were taking off from an airstrip outside Bangkok, heading east toward the Philippines, specifically the island of Luzon.
While the Royal Thai Army and the German Marine Corps prepared an amphibious landing on the more loosely defended island of Palawan.
The Fallschirm-Panzergrenadiere Brigade was tasked with deploying behind enemy lines, harassing the enemy where their staging force was strongest.
