Treasures from the silk road, the armies

The french archeologists

Three cars full of french and american archeologists and mongol bodyguards.

1. Car
2. Car
3. Truck
4. Improvised armoured car with LMG, may fire forward arc only.
5. One unit of four archeologists, one rifle, two pistols, one chinese with MOST PRECIOUS treasure.
6. The mongol bodyguard of 10 men
7. Hero archeologist.

• Deliver treasure to chinese smugglers or Indiana.

The pirates

The chinese pirates on two junks.

1. Junk
2. Junk
3. One seven men unit of pirates
4. One five-men+leader unit of pirates
5. The pirate Hero
6. One explosive Sanpan. Decide number of moves before explosion, then 1=-2 moves 2=-1 move 3,4= explodes when decided, 5=+1 move 6=+2 moves. Like off-table artillery shell. Can move with river current. (uauauaua!)

• Get the treasure (and keep it).

The germans

Baron Von Le Coque, with submarine and marines, coming along the river.

1. The U-boat, with field gun. May have been submerged some time before in a deep place along river. May emerge first turn or arrive emerged from ocean side of the river.
2. one marine unit of eight men
3. one marine unit of eight men + leader
4. The flagbearer, must be assigned first turn to one unit.
5. Himself the Hero archeologist and friend

• Disembark and kill the hated french and americans, treasure is not important, only I will excavate in China from now on!

The american Hero archeologist

The american hero, Indiana, arriving by plane with british friend.

1. The plane + pilot
2. Himself the American Hero (Indy)
3. The Most Secret Special Airland Service squad of six men +leader (first parachutable unit in history, this information on early parachutes is still Top Secret!).

• PARACHUTABLE (early parachute). Player decides point of landing, then scatter like off-table artillery X 2. One throw per figure, not per unit.

• Get the treasure and run!

The sino-japanese warlord

The chinese warlord.

1. Hero warlord and mortar expert (+1) when directing mortar fire). Mortar expert may direct fire from 6″ away from mortart or via telephone line. adds +1 when firing.
2. light tank with MG
3. Mortar
4. One 8 men infantry units + leader
5. One 5-men SMG unit
6. flagbearer, must be assigned first turn to one unit.
7. trumpeter, must be assigned first turn to one unit.

• Get rid of most foreign devils.

The warlord

The chinese warlord, japanese spy.

1. Field Gun. 4 men crew
2. HMG unit, 5 men unit
3. Infantry unit of 8 men + leader
4. One 5 men SMG unit
5. One 6 men cavalry unit
6. Flagbearer, must be assigned first turn to one unit.
7. Trumpeter, must be assigned first turn to one unit.
8. Warlord Hero and bodyguard (two-gun devil)

• Clean the river, need waterway to smuggle weapons and soldiers from Japan.