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7/23/2019 The Eagle Has Landed
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THE EAGLE HAS LANDEDRummaging around in Johns libraryweve come across some good old classic war films of the t!e
that have ins!ired man a generation of future soldiers and gamers ali"e#
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$ith the u!coming release of our new !lastic %allschirm&'ger and this (eing a )an" holida wee"end
what (etter film to ins!ire us than the *+,- $orld $ar .. movie classic /The Eagle Has Landed0
Tom 1an"iewic2s screen!la3 (ased on the (est4selling novel ( Jac" Higgins3 The Eagle Has
Landed tells the fictional stor of Hitlers attem!ted ca!ture of 5rime 1inister $inston 6hurchill#
.ns!ired ( the real life rescue of Hitlers all )enito 1ussolini ( 7tto S"or2en3 The Eagle Has
Landed sees a German stri"e force headed ( 6olonel 8urt Steiner 91ichael 6aine: land in England
on a covert mission to "idna! 5rime 1inister $inston 6hurchill and (ring him to )erlin# $hat starts as
a seemingl im!ossi(le assignment3(ecomes soon more feasi(le3 with Steiner and his men arriving
in England to face the ver real !ossi(ilit of success#
7(erst 8urt Steiner commanding the elite *;th !arachute Regiment is chosen to underta"e this
audacious mission# 5osing as 6olonel 1iller in command of the %ree 5olish 5arachute )attalion he
!arachutes his *- men into a small Norfol" hamlet of Studl 6onsta(le < 6hurchills wee"end retreat=
>n"nown to Steiner and &ust down the road at 1a!le House is a com!an of >S Rangers led ( the
war eager 6olonel 6lanc 5itts#
1.SS.7NThis (attle ta"es !lace immediatel after the discover of the ruse3 with 6olonel 5itts disregarding an
tactical doctrine and racing headlong into the village# 7(erst Steiner and his men3 !reviousl
disguised as 5olish 5aras and now in %allshirm&ager uniform3 must hold out in the village centre long
enough for a secret !assage in the church to (e revealed and Steiner to esca!e3 thus going on to
attem!t the ca!ture of 6hurchill himself=
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DE5L7?1ENTN7RTH
All German units are considered Hidden and in Am(ush
Steiner and his (atman start in the 5u(3 S@uad A in the 6hurch3 S@uad ) in the House or either of the
sho!s 9Secretl ma"e a note (efore the (attle starts:3 and S@uad 6 in the 1ill#
To start the (attle 6olonel 5itts moves on in his &ee! from the North road whilst the second &ee! enters
from the $est road !ast the mill# *st s@uad enters on foot through woods from the North $est#
At the start of Turn 3 >S reinforcements arrive < unfortunatel for Steiner this 6a!tain loo"s li"e he
"nows what hes a(out=
6a!tain 6lar" arrives from the North edge of the ta(le with ;nd s@uad in a 1 half4trac"
rd S@uad enters from the North via the car !ar"#
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%7R6ES
German Fallschirmjager< Beterans all armed with su(machine guns
7(erst Steiner 96a!tain: !lus * man
S@uad A < * N67 and C men
S@uad ) < * N67 and C men
S@uad 6 < * N67 and C men
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US Rangers Turn 1
6olonel 5itts 9;nd Lieutenant: !lus * man in Jee!
;nd Jee! < ; men
*st S@uad < * N67 and C men
US Rangers Turn 3
6a!tain 6lar" 96a!tain:
)a2oo"a team
;nd S@uad < * N67 and C men
rd S@uad < * N67 and C men
S5E6.AL R>LESDue to his ine!titude 6olonel 5itts is classed as a second lieutenant and all >S units are considered
regular until 6a!tain 6lar" arrives later at the start of turn #
At the start of turn 3 with the arrival of 6a!tain 6lar"3 all >S units (ecome Beteran#
7)JE6T.BE7(erst Steiner must reach the 6hurch then defend his !osition for at least C turns (efore a secret
!assage is o!ened
6a!tain 6lar"3 ta"ing charge of the situation3 must overwhelm the %allschirm&'ger in the 6hurch
(efore Steiner esca!es=
B.6T7R?6an the Germans hold < at the end of turn C roll * D-3 on a CF the secret !assage has (een
revealed3 Steiner esca!es as his men fight to the last=
Should the (attle continuethen each time a German order dice is !ulled from the (ag from now on
roll a D- on a CF the secret !assage has (een revealed3 Steiner esca!es as his men fight to the last=
Bictor to the Germans#.f Steiner and his men are overwhelmed(efore the can esca!e then victor is the Rangers and
the can cele(rate !reventing 6hurchills ca!ture as heroes=
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Ta"ing ins!iration from (oo"s or films is a great wa to !re!are for !ainting or gaming and can even
s!ur ou on in choosing the t!e of armies ou ma want to collect#
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The complete Themed set for The Eagle Has anded! will include
7(erst Steiner
metal %allschirm&'ger with looted wea!ons
, metal 5olish Air(ourne- new!lastic %allschirm&'ger
;I >S infantr !lastic
>S Ranger decal sheet
>S 7fficer
>S Radio o!erator
; >S Jee!s with crew
>S 1 !lastic halftrac"
5lastic Stone $alls
CGround Grave Stones
Sarissa $atermillSarissa 7ld English 6hurch
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?ou ma have alread got some (ut not all the a(ove sets3 have no fear < oull (e a(le to get them
all se!aratel in these three sets
The Eagle Has anded! "nfantr# Setwill include
7(erst Steiner
metal %allschirm&'ger with looted wea!ons
, metal 5olish Air(ourne
- new !lastic %allschirm&'ger
;I >S infantr !lastic>S Ranger decal sheet
>S officer
>S radio o!erator
The Eagle Has anded! $ehicle Set
; >S Jee!s with crew
>S 1 !lastic halftrac"
The Eagle Has anded! Scener# Set
5lastic Stone $allsCGround Grave Stones
Sarissa $atermill
Sarissa 7ld English 6hurch
%or the ultimate collector3 u!grade to a full !ainted and "itted out church with the awesome CGround
com!lete 5arish 6hurch 6ollection
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