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.PARATROOP EBEN EMAEL / CRETE / RED DEVILS
SPI Game List
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.Paratroop by SPI - Strategy And Tactics Magazine # 77
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Included are these games simulating Paratroop airdrops ...

(1) "Eben Emael" - A Tactical-level sim of the German airdrop on the Belgian Fortress in 1940 (includes 2 scenarios & optional rules)

(2) "Crete" - A Battalion-level sim of the battle between the German airborne forces and the multi-national Commonwealth forces on the isle of Crete in 1941

(3) "Red Devils" - A Battalion-level sim of the battle between the British First Airbourne Division and the German formations around the Dutch town of Arnhem in 1944.

Game components include : 4 Mapsheets (?), 200 Counters (includes 3 blanks) & Rules.

Two players. Ages 12 & up. SPI from 1979 in Strategy & Tactics Magazine # 77.

"Eben Emael" Design: Joe Perez ; "Crete" Design: James Dunnigan ; "Red Deviles" Design: John H. Butterfield

ADDENDA

Eben Emael Map
The slope hexsides surrounding the hilltop in hex 0715 were inadvertently omitted. Each hexside of hex 0715 should be a slope hexside.

Red Devils Unit Summary
Armor, armored reconnaissance, armored infantry, motorized infantry and airborne reconnaissance units are considered mechanized units for purposes of movement. Artillery, airborne artillery and rocket artillery units are also considered mechanized units (however, see the note on the Terrain Effects Chart). All other types of units are considered non-mechanized units.