Two Lieutenants - Eagles Strike

Jumbo Mustaffee

Two Lieutenants\Scenario Size: Small\Estimated playing time:30

minutes.\Germany attacks.\Single player: Yes, but only as the

German player.\PBEM: Yes.\Notes: You must have the Eagles Strike

European Add On installed. It is available from Task Force Echo

Four http://tfe4.wordpress.com\It is recommended to use the self

extracting file, as it has more updates than the manual one does.\Also,

a Quad .50 has been substituted for a Bofors AA gun, as neither

ES or the EAO offers them.\At the time of this mission German

paratroopers dropped with their weapons in canisters. They were

only armed with pistols. No pistols are available in ES or the

EAO, so your paras are unarmed when they land! They must retrieve

their weapons from the dropped canisters. Lt. Von Plessen and

his gruppe have arrived via a glider, and they are armed.\Also

it is recommended to use NATO symbols as the file in the EAO

does not support British portraits. However I have enclosed a

file to allow British portraits. Place the units.dat file in

your Info folder. You must make a backup of your original file

first! Or be an expert using Jones Mod Swapping tool.This is

a warning.\\\Maleme Airfield, Crete, May 20th, 1941 09:10\\The

success of the Crete invasion hinged on the taking of the three

airfields. No other action on the island would equal the attack

on Maleme Airfield. For an hour, the defenders were attacked

by German fighters and fighter bombers. Dust and smoke caused

confusion to the ground forces. At 0815 hours the first gliders

began to land. Gliders landed to the west,south and east of the

airfield. Their mission, destroy the anti-aircraft defenses.

To support the glider forces, paratroopers would drop from heights

of 300 to 600 feet from Junkers Ju52s. The First Glider Detachment

commanded by Oberleutant Wulf von Plessen attacked with 108 men

in 14 gliders. Their objective, land at the mouth of the river

Tavronitis and neutralize the AA positions. Lt. Sinclair was

in the area accessing the defenses and immediately took action

against the attackers. The battle of Maleme Airfield would be

the battle for Crete. This scenario is a depiction of the two

Lieutenants battle.\\\Aftermath:\15 Platoon was holding a front

1500 yards long with 22 men led by Lt. Sinclair. The platoon

repelled the initial attempt to take the AA guns. Later in the

morning Lt. Sinclair was wounded by a shot through the neck.

Most of his platoon had been killed or wounded. An intense battle

ensued for the rest of the day. The anti-aircraft guns were eventually

knocked out. Von Plessen was killed and his Kompanie suffered

17 killed and 27 wounded on 20th May.\