tl;dr tactical situation: (correct me if I'm wrong) Just in case it helps other get an idea of the lay and get a post out.

September 1st, 1961: Provincial capitol of Kantum (less than 55 miles from Saigon): Infiltrating from Laos.
-Historically, this sparked a month of panic and terror in the region as the large enemy force was never decisively engaged and defeated.
[hider=Our team] consisting of a Squad leader (Type 56), Rifleman (AK-47*), Sapper (Type 56 [i]Carbine[/i]), MG-team (DPM & AK-47), and a guide (Mosin) are infiltrating a city in advance of the main assault, tasked with eliminating outposts of resistance quickly, and efficiently**.[/hider]
[hider=Our current opposition] consists of [u]Two groups[/u]. First is [u]a poorly armed patrol equiped with a variety of submachine-guns, a grenade launcher, and a shotgun[/u]. Secondly, there is a larger unit tasked with occupying the hamlet consisting of [u]a deployed MG-team, a fireteam of assorted riflemen, and a sniper[/u] on a smoke-break.

No significant air, sea, or ground assets in the immediate area.[/hider]
[hider=tasking]Our machine-gun has been specificly tasked with dealing with the patrol as they are marching single-file down a narrow trail, while our guide is going to try picking-off the enemy sniper from a distance before he gets a chance to snub his smokes and try being sneaky once the shooting starts.[/hider]
[hider=*]Specifying difference between spike-bayonet Type 56 and blade-bayonet AK-47. Back in early 1960s both had milled recievers (the AKM had just been introduced in 1959 to frontline soviets). The only other difference being a hooded front sight for the Type 56 while the blade-sight of the AK-47 had a nasty tendancy to double as its own bayonet.

Type 56 also has a slightly higher and harder to control cyclic RoF.[/hider]
[hider=**]Judging by the order for all other rifles to pick targets, we are well within 300 meters of the nearest buildings. Urban assault may be a thing if any of the ARVN forces get to cover and need to be flushed out in close quarters (that or we withdraw and hope to ambush them)[/hider]

If Ghe had the time, [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vFUqcoeTvg]he'd probably go over the plan a few more times with the team.[/url]