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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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