TEXT: HOLIDAY IN
  CAMBODIA
  An Assignment for
  Millennium’s End
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  For three decades, Cambodia has been ravaged by civil war and internal strife. Now the
  beleaguered country is struggling to rebuild—and BlackEagle is part of the effort. But when
  one cell’s quite security stint is interupted by violence, can the operatives get themselves—
  and their wards—out of harm’s way?
  Adventure Design by Arthur Crawford and Hal Mangold
  Written by Hal Mangold
  THE CHAMELEON ECLECTIC WORLDWIDE WEB GAME ARCHIVE
  
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  For three decades, Cambodia has been ravaged by civil war and internal
  strife. Now the beleaguered country is struggling to rebuild—and
  BlackEagle is part of the effort. But when one cell’s quite security stint is
  interupted by violence, can the operatives get themselves—and their
  wards—out of harm’s way?
  This adventure provides an interesting though simple tactical exer-
  cise, intended for use in conventions, demos or other opportunities where
  game time is limited. Alternatively, the background of this assignment can
  be built upon to extend its length and give it additional depth, or this
  incident can be integrated into a larger set of assignments relating to
  BlackEagle’s involvement in Cambodia.
  THE ASSIGNMENT
  The operatives’ cell has been called in to do a four-week tour in the Kaoh
  Nek river valley of Cambodia, running security for the United Nations
  mineclearing expedition there. If the operatives are stationed in the Far
  Eastern theater, then this is part of their normal rotation schedule. For
  the past several months, cells from both the Kyoto and Sydney offices have
  been rotating through the Cambodian operation on a four-week basis. If
  the operatives are stationed in another theater, such as the Pacific or
  European, assignment scheduling conflicts have made it necessary for
  Blackeagle/Blackeagle to temporarily transfer in their cell to cover a gap
  in the rotation schedule.
  During their briefing, the operatives are given the basics of what is
  in fact a very basic assignment: keep the mine clearers safe so that they
  can continue with their work. Khmer Rouge activity in the area has been
  pretty low lately, and the presence of the UN force seems to have kept them
  at bay. The tour will last a maximum or four weeks, less if a cell from
  Sydney or Kyoto can be freed up before then.
  The area that the operatives will be stationed in, along with a second
  B/E cell from the Kyoto office, is a fairly isolated tropical highland river
  valley containing the town of Kaoh Nek, on the river of the same name. The
  town has a population of about 500 people, including farmers from around
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  the valley. In the past, the Khmer Rouge have used the town as a rural base
  of operations, due to its isolated nature and its proximity to the border of
  Laos. Government forces drove the Khmer guerrillas out of the area, but
  not before they had left pockets of land mines all over the valley, burning
  their bridges behind them as it were. The UN mineclearing mission is
  attempting to make this fertile river valley safe to farm again. The
  operatives will be working under the aegis of the United Nations, so all
  will be expected to bear UN insignia while in the area. They will work with
  another cell in Kyoto for their first couple of weeks in the valley. The
  operatives will be working fairly independently, with the United Nations
  liaison office in Phnom Phen being their main contact with the outside
  world. As always, the BlackEagle head office will also be a point of contact,
  assuming the operatives bring a satellite cellular phone or similar means
  of communication—Kaoh Nek has no telephone service, in addition to no
  electricity, running water, or other utilities. In case of emergency, the UN
  liaison office should be contacted first, as they can provide the most
  immediate support. The B/E office in Sydney should be contacted as soon
  as possible afterward. Pay for the operation is based on a special company
  contract (not the normal cell-negotiated independent contract), and
  amounts to $9,000 per operative, with a 50% bonus for the cell leader.
  THE REAL SCOOP
  Unknown to the UN or B/E, a small guerilla force of the Khmer Rouge have
  acquired a military blinding weapon from the Chinese black market. With
  their forces bolstered by this new weapon, the Khmer feel it is time for
  them to return to the Kaoh Nek river valley, if for nothing else than to
  teach the villagers the price of siding with the government. The operatives’
  assignment will not be as pleasant as it seems.
  The attack will be timed to coincide with the celebration of Indepen-
  dence Day, the 9th of November—a time of revel and celebration for the
  villagers, when hopefully the UN will somewhat off guard. The Khmer
  first intend to strike the UN base camp, since it is the only real military
  presence in the valley. After employing the laser to blind sighting devices
  and personnel, they will then move in and take the camp itself. The Khmer
  also intend to recover several caches of their mines that the mine clearers
  have found, as well as taking all of the demolition removal equipment and
  explosives. After subduing the camp, the guerrillas will move on to the
  town of Kaoh Nek itself.
  THE ACTION
  The real action of this assignment takes place a week into the operatives’
  tenure—the events prior to Independence Day really just serve to loosen
  up the operatives and set the stage. As an alternative, because the
  operatives are assigned to a four-week tour of duty, the climax can pushed
  back further into the tour, providing time to build on some of the pre-
  Independence Day activities outlined below.
  Getting There
  The operatives will be met in Phnom Phen by Steve Gardner, the man in
  charge of the mine clearers. Gardner had some business to take care of
  with the United Nations liaison, and has volunteered to convey the
  operatives to Kaoh Nek since he has to return there anyway. Gardner
  
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  meets the cell at the airport in a UN-marked HMMWV. It will take the
  better part of the day to make the journey to the Kaoh Nek valley. The
  drive will be an uneventful one, a long hot trip through the Cambodian
  countryside.
  Steve Gardner is a boisterous and talkative individual, imediately
  likeable but maybe a little overbearing (especially over the course of a
  long, uncomfortable Humvee ride). Despite his easy-going nature, he
  seems to know and understand the Cambodian countryside and the people
  and their problems there, and he’ll be more than willing to answer any of
  the operatives’ questions about the valley and the activities of the UN
  operation there. Gardner is in fact the head of Gardner Enterprises, the
  private company that carries out the actual mine clearing under contract
  from the UN.
  Summer Camp
  The UN camp is located on the eastern side of the river in Kaoh Nek valley,
  about eight kilometers from the Southern Bridge and six kilometers from
  Kaoh Nek itself. Upon their arrival at the UN camp, the cell will be met
  by Greta Dietrich, the UN liaison and overall operation head. Greta will
  get them settled in quarters and introduce them to the camp staff. The
  camp consists of about twenty-five personnel in total. About five of these
  are support staff—cooks, administrators, translators and the like. An-
  other twenty are involved in the actual business of clearing mines. Half of
  those are westerners—Americans, Brits, and Australians for the most
  part—with the rest of the ranks being filled by Cambodians in training
  with Gardener Enterprises. As mentioned in the operatives’ briefing,
  there is another B/E cell stationed here, from the Kyoto office. Brian
  Talbot, Laura Ziskind, and Thomas Kane are all veteran operatives, and
  will rotate out of Kaoh Nek in two weeks time.
  Physically, the camp is simply laid out. Surrounded by two rows of
  concertina wire, the perimeter is further secured by five defensive bun-
  kers at its gate and corners. Near the entrance are three Quonset huts
  containing all the offices, quarters, and other facilities for the day-to-day
  operation of the camp—the quarters and one-room administrative office
  are cramped, but mercifully air-conditioned. The vehicle shop and com-
  munications building are located across the driveway from the huts.
  Camp transport includes a 2-1/2 ton truck, a HEMMT (a large eight
  wheeled 10-ton military truck), and one camp HMMWV plus the one that
  brought the operatives’ to the camp. At the eastern end of the camp are
  stationed the generator and fuel trailers. The center of the camp is
  dominated by large earthwork berms surrounding the explosives storage
  building. This building contains a significant amount of explosive used in
  mine disposal, as well as several caches of mines discovered in the field
  that await destruction. Altogether there are 3000 kilograms of explosives
  in the storage building.
  The Quiet Before The Storm
  The operatives’ first week in the camp should be pretty uneventful, with
  most of their time taken up riding with the mine clearers out on their daily
  work trips, standing guard duty around camp, and just adjusting to the
  daily routine. Any one (or all) of the following events might occur during
  the week:
  The Kaoh Nek Valley
  Physically, the valley is about nine and
  a half kilometers long, and about four
  wide. The mountains slope up steeply
  on either side, rising up to height of
  about 300 meters with about an initial
  grade of about 15 degrees changing to
  about a 30 degree grade towards the
  ridge tops. Only one road leads into the
  valley, through a kilometer-wide gap in
  the mountains at the southern end.
  Tropical foliage covers the mountain
  sides and continues on to the valley
  floor, but much of the latter has been
  cleared for farming. The valley floor is
  fairly level in terrain, with visibility
  being blocked only by stands of trees
  and high scrub and grass in areas where
  abandoned fields have overgrown.
  The Kaoh Nek river cascades down
  from the mountains at the north end of
  the valley, and exits the south after
  winding its way lazily through the cen-
  ter. The river is fairly shallow, reach-
  ing a maximum depth of five meters at
  the center. It is a fairly cool and muddy
  river, carrying mineral-rich soil down
  from the mountain heights. It averages
  about thirty meters across, with occa-
  sional widening up to fifty meters. The
  river is bridged in the valley at two
  points, 
  called 
  logically, 
  if
  unimaginatively, the Northern Bridge
  and the Southern Bridge.
  The town of Kaoh Nek itself sits on
  the eastern shore of the river, about a
  kilometer from the Southern Bridge.
  The town consists mostly of one-story
  buildings of wood, with the occasional
  masonry storage unit thrown in. There
  are three two-story buildings in the
  entire town, all used for local govern-
  ment operations. The outlying farm
  settlements in the valley are usually of
  the one-story wooden variety.
  
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  • The camp’s perimeter is breached during the night, alerting the
  guards (who might be the operatives)—however, it turns out the
  alarm was raised by wild pigs interested in the camp’s garbage pit.
  • Steve Gardner runs several demonstrations for his newer employ-
  ees: what to look for when mine hunting; the basics on mine removal
  (including the fact that some mines can be detonated safely not only
  with explosives, but also with sniper rifles). Off-duty operatives
  might find the classes useful, though they are not expected to
  participate in actual mine clearing.
  • One of the local farmers brings his injured daughter to the camp.
  The child has stepped on a mine. In fact, many of the people in Kaoh
  Nek are missing arms, legs or feet.
  • Some of the staff, perhaps with some of the off-duty operatives,
  make a trip into the village of Kaoh Nek itself. The operatives will
  be introduced to the village headman, who can tell the about the
  past Khmer Rouge activity in the valley.
  • Steve Gardner attempts to “make time” with one of the female
  operatives.
  • Talbot and Kane get in a good-natured though heated debate about
  the ongoing operation. Kane takes the point of view that the little
  camp could never hold out for long in the unlikely occurance of a
  serious Khmer Rouge attack, and that it’s bad policy to use
  BlackEagle’s reputation as a deterent when it can’t be backed up by
  real force. Talbot argues that if BlackEagle weren’t there the
  mineclearing effort couldn’t effectively function—no-one doubts
  that unprotected western mineclearers would be easy prey for
  vindictive warlords—and that the risk is what BlackEagle gets paid
  for. This has apparently been an ongoing debate—others are wel-
  come to join in.
  Each of these events, and the downtime throughout the week, is
  punctuated by sudden and torrential downpours—it’s the tail end of
  monsoon season, and though things are drying out somewhat, the rain can
  still be fierce. The final event of the week is the Independence Day
  celebration in the town of Kaoh Nek itself. Independence Day is a yearly
  celebration of the institution of democracy in Cambodia. Roughly the
  equivalent of July 4th in the United States, Independence Day is a time
  of great celebration for the Cambodian people. Eight or ten of the camp
  personnel wish to attend the festivities in town, and the operatives will be
  assigned to accompany those wishing to go. They will ride into town about
  noon, taking one of the HMMWVs.
  The Independence Day Festival in Kaoh Nek brings the people of the
  area together for celebration. Almost everyone in the valley is gathered in
  the village for the festivities. The sounds of traditional Cambodian music
  fills the air, and the air is heavy with the smoke and smell of cooking food.
  The village headman presides at the center of it all, watching his people
  with obvious elation. The afternoon at the festival will pass by unevent-
  fully, but enjoyably. The villagers are more than happy to welcome the UN
  people to their party. The food is good, the music is interesting, and the
  people are friendly. Then, about 8:00 in the evening, just as the sun is going
  down, it all hits the fan.
  Mines!
  Operatives wandering the valley do so
  at their own risk—there are quite a few
  mines left to be cleared. The operatives’
  map (see the handout) indicates the
  locations of known or suspected con-
  centrations, but is by no means com-
  prehensive. On roads and well-worn
  paths the danger is negligible. In
  worked fields and pastureland, the risk
  is greater but not severe: roll percentile
  dice every hour that operatives wander
  such terrain—only a “00” result indi-
  cates a mine detonation. In unworked
  fields the risk is much more severe.
  Make the same roll, but more fre-
  quently—once every minute (or even,
  in concentrated areas, every game turn)
  that the operatives move about such
  areas.
  Most of the mines in the valley are
  of the small anti-personnel variety. Use
  the following stats:
  AN: 1
  DF: 16 to 22
  Range: 8 to 11
  Damage Type: concussive
  Note that the range is halved, due
  to the fact that the mines are burried
  and direct their force upward at the
  target. Vehicles striking these mines
  will probably not be seriously damaged
  (and will likely sheild their occupants
  as well), though they will probably lose
  one or more tires.
  The weather is fairly hot and muggy
  for the duration of the operatives’ tour.
  The only break in this rather unpleas-
  ant heat comes during the torrential
  rainstorms which occur almost daily.
  
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  A Desperate Call
  About sundown, the fireworks begin. It seems that everyone in the
  village—men, women and children—has some sort of noise making, fire-
  spitting device, and they all are letting them off at once. The reports of the
  firecrackers and small rockets are deafening, and the smell of gunpowder
  is everywhere.
  In the midst of this maelstrom of noise and sound, the operatives’
  radios crackle to life: “…base camp to team two, base camp to team two
  …we are under attack *explosion* undetermined number of hostiles
  *automatic weapons fire* ane, Talbot down *explosion* *explosion* shit!
  they’re inside the wire! Get over here right away! *gunfire*” At this point,
  the transmission goes dead.
  The Khmer Rouge Strike
  A locally operating group of the Khmer Rouge have decided to use the
  confusion of Independence Day to make their move against the UN camp
  and re-establish some sort of presence in the Kaoh Nek area. They don’t
  intend to stay, just to hit the valley hard and fast then pull out before the
  government can respond. A force of about forty Khmer guerrillas are
  participating in the operation, with half the force having taken the
  western road to the Northern Bridge, undetected by anyone in the town.
  They stopped briefly to wire the bridge with explosives, and then pro-
  ceeded to the UN camp. The remaining force moved to the fork in the road
  to the south of the Southern Bridge, where they await the signal of the
  other group. While the rag-tag band of Khmer guerrillas would usually not
  be a huge threat to the UN personnel, two factors work in their favor:
  surprise; and a secret weapon.
  The Khmer have purchased a black-market Chinese-made ZM-93
  military blinding laser, and have emplaced it on the western ridge of the
  valley where it has a fair degree of traverse. Three Khmer guerrillas man
  the laser: one to operate the weapon, another to provide security, and a fire
  team leader to spot and designate fire. The Khmer first hit the UN camp
  with the laser, blinding as many personnel as possible. By the time any of
  the B/E or base personnel had any idea what was going on, and before they
  could take steps to protect themselves, the Khmer Rouge struck. With a
  hail of rocket propelled grenades and automatic weapons, the Khmer
  quickly breached the perimeter and took the base. That was the point at
  which the operatives received their radio call.
  The radio transmission should send the operatives and their charges
  scrambling for their vehicle. If the operatives try to gather all of the base
  personnel from among the throng of revelers, they’ll have to spend several
  minutes doing so. Making the best possible speed along the north-bound
  road will take eight or ten minutes, but the operatives won’t get there
  intact. About halfway to the camp, the people in the front seat (including
  the driver) will be suddenly struck by a sudden brilliant and painful flash
  as the laser fire team sweeps the HMMWV from up on the ridge. If an NPC
  is driving, the HMMWV will veer off the road as the driver’s sight goes
  black. If one of the operatives is driving, require a Drive/Auto roll modified
  according to the vehicle speed and by how badly the operative is blinded
  (see the sidebar). At best, the HMMWV will veer erractically but safely off
  the road. A badly botched roll may crash the vehicle or lodge it in the deep,
  muddy ditch by the the roadside.
  The Khmer Rouge
  For decades, the Khmer Rouge have
  been legendary among guerilla move-
  ments for their brutality and intense
  discipline. The Khmer visiting Khao
  Nek are no exceptions—they intend to
  kill any Cambodians suspected of col-
  laborating with the UN and the govern-
  ment, which might as well include ev-
  ery inhabitant of the valley. They are
  not setting out, however, to kill every
  westerner in Kaoh Nek—though they
  won’t hesitate to kill anyone who stands
  in their way.
  Use a mix of Cheap Thugs (ME v2.0
  p. 156) and Guerillas (Terror/
  CounterTerror Sourcebook, p. 126) NPC
  stereotypes. They are armed with an
  assortment of old Soviet and Chinese
  automatic weapons (AKMs for the most
  part), and rocket propelled grenades.
  
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  Depending on how the operatives fare with the laser attack, they
  might make it to the camp in as little as ten or fifteen minutes after the
  radio message, or as much as hour or more afterwords. In the mean time,
  the Khmer guerillas worked to clear the camp. After securing the camp,
  they backed the HEMMT up to the explosives storage shed and started
  loading. They loaded up most of the explosives, left four men at the camp
  to guard the captured personnel, and pulled back across the Northern
  Bridge and set off the explosive charges placed there (about fifteen
  minutes after the radio message—the operatives will undoubtably hear
  the demolition). They then signal to the remaining forces down south with
  a star-cluster flare (also visible to non-blinded operatives), who then begin
  an assault on the village. As that attack commences, the group from the
  UN compound drives down to the fork of the road on the south, and wires
  the Southern Bridge for demolition as well. When the force assaulting the
  village pulls back across the Southern Bridge to join their comrades, it will
  be destroyed.
  Welcome Back To Camp…
  Recovery from the effects of whatever happened to the vehicle will come
  just in time to see and hear the destruction of the Northern bridge. The
  blindness from the laser attack will fade, more quickly for some than for
  others (again, see the sidebar). Assuming they approach the camp cau-
  tiously, the operatives should easily spot the two Khmer sentries standing
  out in the open (require a Perception check at +30). The other two are
  inside the mess hall with the prisoners from the camp.
  The operatives can deal with the Khmer by whatever means they
  prefer. The camp’s wire has been breached in two locations and the gate
  stands open, so re-entering the camp should be fairly easy. Assuming the
  operatives subdue the Khmer, a quick assessment of the camp reveals the
  following:
  • Half of the base personnel are dead, including all of the Cambodian
  mineclearers who stayed behind (several of whom were apparently
  executed), UN liaison Greta Deitrich, and BlackEagle operatives
  Brian Talbot and Thomas Kane. Laura Ziskind survived, though she
  has a nasty leg wound. Steve Gardener has also survived, but is
  totally blind. The remaining seven survivors are all wounded, and
  four of them are partially blinded.
  • The bodies of four Khmer geurillas are scattered around the perim-
  eter. In addition, there is one wounded Khmer soldier who had stayed
  behind with the guards. Like some of the camp personnel, he is
  completely blind (a victim of friendly fire). Due to his regional dialect,
  only Gardener and a couple of the mineclearers that went into town
  with the operatives can converse competently with him, and they can
  get no details of the weapon from him. However, operatives thinking
  about these blindings may make a Military Science/Hardware roll at
  -10—success recalls a class of laser weapons used to blind enemy
  optics and personnel; though never particularly common, the weap-
  ons were banned in the mid-1990s.
  • The HEMMT is missing, as are most of the explosives from the storage
  building. The other HMMWV has had all four tires and its windscreen
  shot out, but is otherwise intact, and still has a Barrett Model 82 .50
  caliber sniper rifle in it with 2 magazines of API ammo and a 10x
  scope.
  The Laser Weapon
  The ZM -93 laser is a more powerful
  version of the type that was banned
  internationally by a Red Cross cam-
  paign in 1995. Originally designed to
  damage weapon optics, it was discov-
  ered that the human eye could be dam-
  aged by it, mostly temporarily, some-
  times permanently. It is man portable,
  requiring two people (a firer and a spot-
  ter) to operate. It is a rare type of
  weapon to encounter, and the fact that
  a guerilla group like the Khmer have
  obtained one should be as unexpected
  as it undoubtedly will be.
  A direct hit from a ZM-93 will de-
  stroy most any night vision or sighting
  equipment. The effects on the human
  eye are a little less predictable. At a
  range of of up to three kilometers, the
  ZM-93 can cause prolonged and even
  permanent blindness with a direct hit
  on a human eye. Sight recovery is sim-
  ply not possible without medical atten-
  tion at a well-equiped hospital, and
  even then is not certain. With not quite
  direct hits, or at ranges longer than
  3000 meters, most sight damaged by
  the ZM -93 will be functionally recov-
  ered in 20 to 40 minutes. Assume all
  hits on operatives are not direct hits:
  operatives hit by the laser will suffer a
  -40 impairment to all sight-related rolls
  for 20 to 40 minutes. Repeated hits
  with the laser will increase this impair-
  ment by another -20. Thus, it is pos-
  sible to go completely blind through
  repeated hits from the device.
  (con’t. next page)
  
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  • Other intact equipment includes about 230 kg of explosives (Bangalor
  torpedoes, claymore mines, and detcord), one satellite uplink phone
  and modem, four portable computers, many demolitions kits, and
  seven personal radios (mil-spec 10km transceivers).
  Smart operatives will probably use the phone to call for help. Their
  best bet is to get in touch with the UN liaison in Phnom Phen, which will
  prove fairly easy. When updated on the situation, the liaison will confer
  with some people off-phone momentarily, and then make arrangements
  for the UN team’s evacuation (reminding the operatives, if necessary, of
  their obligation to rescue all of the UN/Garderer Enterprises staff. If the
  operatives warn the liaison about the laser weapon, the plan will be to get
  the wounded out of the valley to a rendezvous point five kilometers south
  of the valley itself. There they will airlifted out.
  If the operatives do not warn the liaison about the laser weapon, an
  evac will be planned from within the valley itself—Cambodian army
  helicopters will arrive in about half an hour to pick up the personnel from
  a field adjacent to the camp. The camp will not be attacked during the
  waiting time, though the extraction will not succeed. The aircraft will be
  targetted by the laser as they approach the camp, resulting in tragic and
  spectacular crash less than 1000 meters from the camp. The operatives
  will have to contact the liaison again and plan on a rendez-vous outside of
  the valley—and they may feel compelled to check the wreckage for
  survivors as well.
  The Final Obstacles
  The operatives have a rather limited choice of options for getting out of the
  valley. Though they may not know it, the Northern Bridge is gone, so their
  only route out is to the south. With as many people as they have to
  transport, the 2-1/2 ton truck has got to be part of the plan. Making a flat
  out run for it is probably the most likely option that the operatives will
  take.
  The muddy dirt roads are a challenge to trucks blazing through at
  high speed in the dark—require periodic Drive/Auto rolls to keep the
  vehicle under control, modifying it for high speeds and/or partial blind-
  ness. Assuming the operatives keep their vehicles on the road, there are
  only three things along the way to slow them down them: the laser team
  on the western ridge; the Khmer in Kaoh Nek; the remaining Khmer
  Rouge waiting at the southern end of the valley.
  The laser team will take pot-shots at the operatives as they can—
  however, operatives driving south from the U.N. camp will be, for the most
  part, facing away from the fire team’s position (marked “B” on the GM’s
  map), and will hence not be susceptible to the blinding fire (anyone looking
  out of the back of a fleeing vehicle, however, might be). In addition,
  operatives might at some point try to take cover from the laser—getting
  behind any building or obstacle that blocks line-of-sight to the fire team’s
  position will protect them.
  If the operatives pass through Kaoh Nek at high speed, the guerrillas
  there will be a bit too busy to do more than take potshots at the vehicles
  as they speed past. Concerned with bloody retribution against the villag-
  ers (the headman foremost among them) and believing the valley to be
  secure, they haven’t posted security and won’t be able to react in time to
  stop fast-moving vehicles. If the operatives do stop in the village (to rescue
  mine clearers left behind, or perhaps to aid the villagers), how they deal
  (from prev. page)
  The ZM-93 is equipped with a 7x
  day/night sight and a long-range IR
  laser sight. The weapon’s use requires
  an Aim/Longarms skill roll—but the
  roll need not be completely successful.
  Any hit within a meter of an optical
  device or someone’s eyes is sufficient
  for at least temporary blindness. Obvi-
  ously, the target must be facing the
  laser’s general direction, and any cover
  that blocks intense light will block the
  laser—though a target is not protected
  simply by closing his or her eyes.
  The ZM-93’s power pack has enough
  charge for about 5 minutes of continu-
  ous operation. As the average pulse is
  only a second or two, it effectively has
  unlimited shots for the purposes of this
  scenario.
  Use the following stats for the ZM-
  93:
  Speed: 10
  IA: 35 (+20 for the laser sight)
  Fire rate: 1 every three turns
  Hands req’d: 2
  Eff. range: 8,000m
  Action: semi
  Mag: 150 (±10)
  Ammo: special battery pack
  
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  with the Khmer is up to them. There are nine capable guerillas in the
  village, plus two walking wounded. A couple of the Khmer will remain with
  the captive villagers in the main square until the battle becomes desper-
  ate—at the first chance they get, several of the villagers will grap what
  weapons they can find and turn their own wrath on the Khmer.
  The Khmer waiting below the Southern Bridge (at point “A” on the
  map) also expect no trouble. Depending on the timing of the operatives’
  arrival, some of their men may be busy wiring the bridge to blow after the
  Khmer in town are done—the rest are standing around, waiting for the
  force in the town and/or the guards from the UN compound to join them.
  The HEMMT containing all of the explosives is simply parked at the fork
  in the road. There are twelve Khmer total at the Southern Bridge area.
  It will be impossible for the operatives to avoid the intersection in the
  2-1/2 ton truck—though a rugged off-road vehicle, it cannot negotiate the
  surrounding muddy fields in the dark without alerting the Khmer gueril-
  las. The operatives could abandon the truck, but the wounded and blind
  personnel simply could not make the hike on foot. In short, if the
  operatives want out of the valley, they’ll have to go through the Khmer.
  How the action unfolds at this point is entirely up to the operatives.
  If there’s a lot of firing near the HEMMT, there is a small chance that the
  explosives will be ignited. Check this table any time the HEMMT takes
  fire:
  Type of weapon:
  Chance of explosives igniting:
  Smallarms
  5%
  Heavier weapons (.50cal or larger)
  10%
  Grenades or light explosives adjacent to the HEMMT
  15%
  Grenades or light explosives in the HEMMT’s cargo bed
  65%
  Obviously, any large explosive immediately adjacent to the truck or
  in its bed, or any credible incidiary charge planted on the cargo, will
  automatically set off the explosives. Recognizing the danger, most of the
  Khmer will move away from the HEMMT at the onset of any firefight.
  If the operatives make it beyond this point, they are home free. The
  remainder of the drive to the rendezvous point will be made in safety.
  Helicopters will be waiting for them there to airlift the operatives and
  their charges, and ground forces will arrive to pursue the remaining
  Khmer in another hour or two. The operatives and any of their charges
  they brought out with them are safe.
  An especially ambitious operative team may want to remove the laser
  from the equation entirely, rather than fleeing the valley headlong. While
  difficult, this is possible. The laser team will be virtually impossible to
  locate visually or by ground search—however, any operatives looking
  towards the laser through a night vision device when it is fired (at a target
  other than themselves) may make a Perception roll. With a successful roll,
  the operative will see a small flash of light from the laser’s firing, visible
  through night-vision gear but invisible to the naked eye. Operatives might
  be able to locate the laser through this method, especially if they use a
  decoy or ploy to encourage the laser to fire.
  The ridge has plenty of cover, but the steep grade should make for an
  difficult climb. If the laser team can be eliminated and the UN liaison is
  contacted, the government will send in three UH-1 helicopters, which will
  make short work of the Khmer force in the valley.
  
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  THE PLAYERS
  Steve Gardner
  30 yr. old Caucasian male, 184cm, 80kg, brown hair (crewcut), brown eyes,
  tan skin
  Int
  79
  Sen
  50
  Agl
  45
  Cor
  44
  Con
  50
  Str
  42
  Per
  70
  App
  74
  Bra
  81
  Wil
  70
  Perception
  58
  Base Speed
  14
  Dam. Rating
  5
  Mass Factor
  1.0
  Aim
  48
  53
  Autofire
  10
  63
  Longarm
  24
  77
  Smallarm
  10
  63
  Armed H-to-H
  27
  32
  Swing
  13
  45
  Thrust
  10
  42
  Electrics
  58
  63
  Electronics
  26
  89
  Unarmed H-to-H
  47
  52
  Medicine
  28
  34
  Em. Med
  14
  48
  Military Science
  45
  53
  Hardware
  22
  75
  Perception
  38
  —
  An ex-Marine demolitions specialist, Steven Gardner has put his exten-
  sive knowledge of explosives to great use in civilian life, starting his own
  “explosive troubleshooting” company. His contract with the UN has gone
  very well, until now. Personally, Gardner is a loud friendly type, always
  ready with a wisecrack or a practical joke. He is also an incorrigible flirt,
  and will likely be paying courtesy calls on any attractive female operatives
  in the first couple of days of their tour. Strangely, he has a great degree of
  success with the opposite sex, although no one can really explain why.
  Although Gardner may come across as a bit of a buffoon, he knows his
  business, as his statistics attest. He takes his work in Kaoh Nek very
  seriously. He has the utmost concern for the safety of all of his personnel,
  Cambodian as well as American, as well as the innocent victims of the
  Khmer Rouge land mines.
  As Gardner will be blinded in the Khmer assault, he will have little
  opportunity to take part in any actual combat. He will, however, remain
  as involved as he can in the plans to evacuate the valley, lending both his
  knowledge of the area and his concern for his employees to the discussion.
  Gardner knows the valley very well, and just has a lot of common sense.
  
  Holiday in Cambodia GM Map
  ©1997 Chameleon Eclectic Entertainment, Inc.
  Kaoh Nek
  meters:
  0
  1000
  2000
  Forest
  Overgrowth
  A
  B
  Northern
  Bridge
  Southern
  Bridge
  UN
  Encampment
  
  Qounset Huts:
  quarters/admin
  bunker
  bunker
  bunker
  bunker
  bunker
  Vehicle
  shelter
  Explosives
  Storage
  Generator
  hut
  Communications
  hut
  latrine
  shower
  water
  storage
  fuel
  storage
  low (2m) berm
  low (2m) berm
  large (3+ m) berm
  large
  (3+ m)
  berm
  United Nations
  Mineclearing encampment
  Kaoh Nek, Cambodia
  Holiday in Cambodia player handout 1
  ©1997 Chameleon Eclectic Entertainment, Inc.
  permission granted to photocopy for personal use
  meters
  concertina wire
  concertina wire
  
  Holiday in Cambodia player handout 2
  ©1997 Chameleon Eclectic Entertainment, Inc.
  permission granted to photocopy for personal use
  Kaoh Nek
  meters:
  0
  1000
  2000
  Forest
  Overgrowth
  Northern
  Bridge
  UN
  Encampment
  MINE
  MINE
  MINE
  MINE
  MINE
  MINE
  MINE
  MINE
  MINE
  MINE
  MINE
  MINE
  MINE
  Southern
  Bridge
  
SOURCE: textdata/thevault/Millenniums End/Millennium's End Holiday in Cambodia.pdf