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not armour but what i made this weekend.
Sir Brian:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-ration
It will keep you alive...but not by much! ;)
Sir Wolf:
thanks, i totally missed this post
Sir William:
--- Quote from: Sir Brian on 2012-03-10, 16:05:47 ---http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-ration
It will keep you alive...but not by much! ;)
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I'd say a step up from doggie biscuits...a short step up. On the other hand, I've eaten MREs before and enjoyed them. In fact, I need to acquire a few cases of them for the impending Zombie Apocalypse, December 21, 2012. Oh, it is going to happen gents...ready thyselves!
Sir Brian:
--- Quote from: Sir William on 2012-03-13, 16:37:56 ---
--- Quote from: Sir Brian on 2012-03-10, 16:05:47 ---http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-ration
It will keep you alive...but not by much! ;)
--- End quote ---
I'd say a step up from doggie biscuits...a short step up. On the other hand, I've eaten MREs before and enjoyed them. In fact, I need to acquire a few cases of them for the impending Zombie Apocalypse, December 21, 2012. Oh, it is going to happen gents...ready thyselves!
--- End quote ---
This Wikipedia article states that MRE’s replaced the C-rations in 1981 but were still issued until depleted actually turned out to be early 1984 because I wasn’t issued MREs until my last field deployment in Germany around late April 1984.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-ration] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-ration[/url]
The C-rations were a lot better than the K-rations but still not great. About the best was the pork ‘n beans, spaghetti ‘n meatballs and the highly sought after pound cake. – You could get some serious trade offers with a pound cake since there was usually only one in an entire case of C-rations. Only newbie’s scoffed down the chocolate ‘n toffee disks which we called ‘John Wayne Bars’ because they didn’t know they caused severe constipation. – Good for trading with the indigenous population though. ;)
Zombie Apocalypse? - I’m ready for it! – Although I would prefer if it held off until AFTER I got my Crecy from Albion in a year or two! ;D
Sir William:
I hear you, Sir Brian...on both counts. In reading up on these rations, at least they understood they were meant as a temporary fix to the ages-old ongoing problem that is an army marches on its belly. Certainly better than nothing, as I've had cause to have that and can tell you- almost everything is better than nothing. Except for offal, that's no good for anyone, only beasts.
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